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Residents of new orleans were stranded because they lacked transportation, information, or the inclination to evacuate before the storm. beverly mitchell with a clunker of an old car was one of them. >> i really didn't believe that katrina was going to be so devastating. >> you found out otherwise. >> i sure did. yes, i did. >> reporter: she wound up in the superdome's heat, squaller, and darkness for days. now a growing group is building up their plan to avoid a repeat of that calamity. >> we need this to save lives. >> reporter: this is evacuteer.org. volunteering to help their fellow citize...

Prevent a repeat of that cam lambty. this is evacuteer.org, helping people be prepared to get out when a storm comes in. >> if we're not preparing our vulnerable residents for a way to leaf leave and feel safe in that process, we're not doing the best that we can. >> reporter: about 30,000 residents lack reliable transportation, so when an evacuation is called, 007 evacuteers man collection points all over, offering information, assistance with bags, help with paper work, getting those people onto buses and on their way. what is the number one sort of mission for you? >> for me personally, it'...

>> reporter: in the wake of katrina, tens of thousands of new orleans residents were stranded because they lacked information, transportation or the inclination to evacuate before the storm. beverly mitchell was one of them. >> i really didn't believe katrina was going to be so devastating. >> reporter: you found out otherwise? >> i sure did. yes, i did. >> reporter: she wound up in the super dome's heat, squalor for days. another group is building up their plan to avoid a repeat of this calamity. this is evacuteer.org. robert is the founder. >> if we're not preparing our vulnerable residents ...