Hotel Rooms: A Precious Commodity Along N.J. Coast

by Martin Kaste, NPR

FEMA is looking to put more displaced people in hotels, but in areas of coastal New Jersey, that's easier said than done. Rooms are incredibly hard to come by, as hotels are full with evacuees from the coast. Meanwhile, out-of-state workers who've come to help with the recovery have to sleep in the back of trucks.

Broadcast Dates

• Morning Edition, November 7, 2012