MOSCOW, September 1 (RIA Novosti) - There were 109 Russians in the zone hit by Hurricane Katrina, Russian Vice-Consul in Houston Sergei Meston said Thursday.
"Many of these people have already been evacuated to safe areas - Houston, Dallas, Clifford, Nashville, Birmingham, Atlanta," he said. No Russians are known to have been killed or injured. However, 10-12 have not yet been located, he said.