Florida gov: Flights continue out of Haiti, even after US military halted medevacs
By APSunday, January 31, 2010
Florida gov: Flights continue out of Haiti
MIAMI — Florida’s governor says hundreds of people have been flown from Haiti to Florida, even after the U.S. military halted medical evacuation flights for critically injured patients.
Gov. Charlie Crist told ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Sunday that 700 U.S. citizens, legal residents and foreign nationals have arrived in Florida in the last day.
Military officials said they suspended medical evacuations Wednesday, after some states refused to take patients. Civilian flights and other military flights have continued.
Florida officials have said that no hospital in the state turned away patients. They say no military medevacs have arrived in recent days.
Crist said federal officials have indicated his state would get help covering patients’ medical costs.
