50 Hurricane Related Deaths in Harrison County, Miss.

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[sonsofliberty2000]

GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) An emergency official has confirmed 50 hurricane-related deaths in Mississippi's Harrison County.

[sonsofliberty2000]

First reports of many I'm afraid. Prayers for all this night.

[MikefromOhio]

ouch

[dc-zoo]

Good Lord! How many more will be found in the coming days?

[sonsofliberty2000]

Remember also that this is just ONE county! Devestating!

[Walkingfeather]

in one county ( low population I would gather) and in one state.

[MikefromOhio]

so I gather....

I wonder what they will find in New Orleans and southeast of there....if anything

[Graybeard58]

# Population: 189,601 (2000); 165,365 (1990)
# Land area 581 square miles.
# County seat: Gulfport

[dc-zoo]

Streaming video of N.O. flooding and rescues on wdsu 6.

http://www.wdsu.com/video/4909353/detail.html

[BigTom85]

Horrible news,, pray that our friends in the deep south make it threw this hard time with as few deaths as possible... breaks my heart to see this.

[Iowa Granny]

ping

Prayers going up

[Pete]

Three other mentions:

Earlier this afternoon, the mayor of NO said there were bodies floating in East NO.

The Governor of LA implied that there were fatalities in NO as well.

When asked his greatest fear, Haley Barbour said he feared that there were a whole lot of dead people.

[Gabz]

FNC report said something about 1 apartment complex.....waiting for commercial break.

[dfwgator]

Any news from Pearl River County?

[VRWCTexan]

Any link to news source for this???

[snarkytart]

I just saw CNN and a reporter was on the phone I think her first name is Jeanne, anyway, she brokedown on the phone and started crying. She said there are people stuck in the flood waters and all you can hear are pleas for help in the darkness in certain areas.

very sad.

[metmom]

I wonder if they weren't as prepared. It seemed as if all the focus was on NO and not much said about how powerful it would be as far inland as it was. I almost get the impression that people think that all the danger is on the coast and that if they're inland, they are safe. Storm surge is just one part of the hurricanes devestation.

[Sparky1776]

I was stationed @ Keesler AFB in Biloxi (1978), hopefully the airmen of today sought shelter on-base. My thoughts & prayers are with those miltary members serving there now & civilians alike.

[flutters]

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/30/national/30storm.html

Hurricane Slams Into Gulf Coast; Dozens Are Dead

[Pyro7480]

A view of the Sadler Apartments in Biloxi, Mississippi after Hurricane Katrina destroyed them and close to 100 condominiums on the Biloxi waterfront August 29, 2005. Hurricane Katrina ripped into the U.S. Gulf Coast on Monday, stranding people on rooftops as it pummeled the historic jazz city New Orleans with 100 mph (160 kph) winds and swamped Mississippi resort towns and lowlands with a crushing surge of seawater. REUTERS/Mark Wallheiser

People walk amidst the remains of the St Charles Condominiums and Sadler Apartments in Biloxi, Mississippi, August 29, 2005, which were pushed up between the private homes on St Charles Street by the storm surge from Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Katrina ripped into the U.S. Gulf Coast on Monday, stranding people on rooftops as it pummeled the historic jazz city New Orleans with 100 mph (160 kph) winds and swamped Mississippi resort towns and lowlands with a crushing surge of seawater. REUTERS/Mark Wallheiser

[Wild Irish Rogue]

" I just saw CNN and a reporter was on the phone I think her first name is Jeanne, anyway, she brokedown on the phone and started crying "

Jeanne Meserve.
She was pretty emotional in an earlier report, but, this time she was clearly devastated by what she saw and the helplessness she felt.