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From right, Terry and Nikell Fortia, both of New Orleans, holding their 6-month-old twins Terrick and Tyrick, and Nikell's cousin Tiki Smith and her daughter Ja-Niah, 1, wait for medical examinations at the Dream Center, a church-sponsored outreach and rehabilitaiton facility in Los Angeles, Wednesday, September 7, 2005. The Fortias and members of their extended family were separated more than once as they made their way across their flooded city. Across the nation, dozens of states like California are absorbing the weary and ailing who are uncertain about whether they will return home or begin anew in an area that is foreign to them. Between public and private agencies, California is expected to accept thousands of evacuees from Louisiana and Mississippi. (KEYSTONE/AP Photo/Reed Saxon)