World Trade Center And Pentagon Disaster Update
Release Date: September 23, 2001
Release Number: HQ-01-133
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Washington, DC -- Federal, state and local government response
and recovery operations continue in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001
terrorist attacks. A total of 6,547 federal employees are working in direct
support of operations in New York and Virginia. This includes 1,544 from the
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and its Urban Search and Rescue task
forces. Here is the latest information:
New York
- State officials report as of yesterday, 261 bodies have been recovered
from the World Trade Center (WTC) of which 194 have been identified. The
number of injured is 6,408 of which 415 remain hospitalized and 6,333
persons are currently registered as missing.
- 90,937 tons of debris have been moved from the WTC site to a Staten Island
landfill.
- The American Red Cross has seven shelters open in the New York City
metropolitan area with a population of 76 people. All shelters in New Jersey
have been closed.
- The latest report indicates 7,716 New Yorkers have called FEMA's toll free
teleregistration phone number to register for assistance.
- Nine FEMA and two non-FEMA Urban Search and Rescue task forces are
assigned to the WTC site.
- Five Disaster Medical Assistance Teams are working 8-hour rotations
providing medical services at five operating clinics within five blocks of
WTC site.
Virginia
- All Urban Search and Rescue task forces at the Pentagon site have
demobilized.
- At the Pentagon officials report 125 dead or unaccounted for, not
including aircraft passengers. To date, 117 remains have been recovered and
transported to Dover Air Force Base, Del. for identification.
Last Modified: Monday, 20-Oct-2003 15:39:07