An Englishman's Castle

Telegraph | News | Oops! TV crews left deflated as Rita blows herself out
the glummest faces were the huge crews of television journalists sent from Britain to cover the hurricane, many of whom looked as if they were reporting typical autumn weather in England.

The BBC had the biggest team, with a total of 34 reporters, producers, cameramen and others. Nine, including three correspondents, are based in New Orleans and 25 in and around Texas.

Thanks to our Dallas friends for giving us an update on themselves and some of the other Blogospheric Texans - so far not too bad.