Trailers for Sale or Rent...

Three years after devastating hurricane Katrina wiped out the gulf coast thousands and thousands of FEMA trailers sit empty, unable to sell, unable to rent, unable to provide shelter to those still tent-bound victims of Katrina and the newly displaced hurricane victims in southern Texas with homes lost to this year's hurricane Ike.

Purchased with appropriated funds by FEMA, a division of Homeland Security, these trailers are now guarded around the clock by staff from Homeland Security. After victims received these trailers (for free) complaints arose of formaldehyde, a cancer-causing gas found in composits, such as the plywood used to construct the trailers. Read MSNBC's report here. FEMA issued a release on formaldehyde, click here, and an interesting website, Homeland Stupidity, was also found on the subject.

Katrina's wake of devastation is seen throughout the gulf coast still today. Many residents simply never came back with barely boarded together homes, no roofs or "blue roofs" (tarps). Other victims live in FEMA trailers or tents. There are more foundations and rubble than people along the gulf coast. After the hurricane that just came through this year the beaches are all closed as more and more trash piles up on the sand.