Katrina Live Thread XII

Various ^ | 31 August 2005 | Various

[NautiNurse]

President Bush: "We are dealing with one of the worst national disasters in our nation's history." Push has appropriated vast federal resources to assist with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

78,000 people are currently in shelters. New Orleans evacuation continues. 10,000 additional National Guard troops have been called to service.

Hospitals are running low on supplies, and public health concerns include water borne disease, poor sanitation, food and drinking water contamination and shortages, mosquitoes, carbon monixide poisoning from electricity generators, lack of childcare, and the special needs of the elderly.

Links to various news, local and state government websites:

WLOX TV Biloxi, Gulfport, Pascagula has link to locate family and friends (very slow load)

2theAdvocate - Baton Rouge Includes Slidell, St. John Parish, St. Bernard Parish updates, and other locations.

NOLA.com

Inside Houma Today includes shelter and volunteer updates

WLBT.com Jackson MS

WALA Channel 4 Mobile, AL Includes links to distribution centers, Emergency Ops, etc.

Sun-Herald Gulfport MS Includes link to town by town reports

Gulfport News via Topix.net

WAFB Baton Rouge

Mobile Register via al.com

Mississippi updates via Jackson Ledger

Lafayette LA Daily Advertiser

Pensacola News Journal

St Bernard Local Government
Alabama Homeland Security Volunteers can sign up online
Alabama DOT
Alabama.gov
Louisiana Homeland Security
Louisiana State Police road closure info
State of Mississippi Website has traffic alerts, emergency contact numbers

Streaming Video:

WWL-TV: http://www.khou.com/perl/common/video/wmPlayer.pl?title=beloint_khou&props=livenoad

WDSU-TV: http://mfile.akamai.com/12912/live/reflector:38843.asx"

WPMI-TV: http://www.wpmi.com/mediacenter/default.aspx?videoId=113739

WKRG-TV: mms://wmbcast.mgeneral.speedera.net/wmbcast.mgeneral/wmbcast_mgeneral_aug262005_1435_95518

WTOK-TV (follow the link on the home page): http://www.wtok.com/

WJTV-TV: mms://wmbcast.mgeneral.speedera.net/wmbcast.mgeneral/wmbcast_mgeneral_aug262005_1435_95563

Gulf Coast Storm Network (radio): http://www.stormalert.net/main.html#

Related FR Threads:

FYI: Hurricane Katrina Freeper SIGN IN Thread

Discussion Thread - Hurricane Katrina - What Went Wrong?!?

Post Hurricane Katrina IMAGES Here

Looting Begins In New Orleans

Martial Law Declared in New Orleans

Due to the number of requests to assist, the following list of some charities is provided.
This is not intended as an endorsement for any of the charities.

www.redcross.org or 1-800 HELP NOW - note: website is slow
Salvation Army - 1-800-SAL-ARMY or Salvation Army currently looking for in-state volunteers - (888)363-2769
Operation Blessing: (800) 436-6348.
America's Second Harvest: (800) 344-8070.
Catholic Charities USA: (800) 919-9338, or www.catholiccharitiesusa.org.
Christian Reformed World Relief Committee: (800) 848-5818.
Church World Service: (800) 297-1516 or online at www.churchworldservice. org.
Lutheran Disaster Response: (800) 638-3522.
Nazarene Disaster Response: (888) 256-5886.
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance: (800) 872-3283.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is accepting donations at its 3,800 stores and Web site, www.walmart.com.

Previous Threads:

Katrina Live Thread, Part XI
Katrina Live Thread, Part X
Katrina Live Thread, Part IX
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part VIII
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part VII
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part VI
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part V
Hurricane Katrina, Live Thread, Part IV
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part III
Katrina Live Thread, Part II
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part I
Tropical Storm 12

[BurbankKarl]

I looked at those NOAA satellite pics of the Miss. coast....

Do you think they have determined how many people stayed in NO by taking pics say Sunday afternoon and counting cars in driveways, etc?

[Arizona Carolyn]

What makes you think he's gay?

[cajungirl]

LOL,,don't be calling him bad names but I have been wondering if that is his zip code.

[conservative cat]

Heh heh,,what is your number so I can call? Just kidding.

LOL. They are probably aware of the problem, BUT it doesn't hurt to call the company with the numbers you dialed and the time so that the techs can research it further. Sometimes, the problem is tied to certain prefixes, so I believe it does help narrow it down. Also, depending on your rate plan and whether you might go over, you might ask them if you can get airtime credit for those calls.

[PhiKapMom]

Awesome post! Your wording is perfect!

[RDTF]

I am not the only one that thinks it. I am a female and I can see it. You don't?

[Mad Dawgg]

"They do not stop to think that their decision to stay will place a burden on those who are trying to clean up this mess."

Or maybe they managed to live through the stampede that happened inside the Super dome (several people are reported to have died during it) and decided they would take their chances by not going to a New Dome with those same stampeding pron folks. I know I would be looking for an alternative.

[Ovation_girl]

It would be nice if they would let the people who need these services know that. And the FEMA workers at the Astrodome should have been aware of this as well. I see now on CNN they are interviewing Gov Perry of Texas regarding this and he is mentioning other shelters. It does seem that communication is lacking in this whole effort.
Are any shelters offered pet friendly? This has been a new option during Hurricanes here in Florida, and does lead to more people being willing to leave their homes.

One last question. Are they still allowing people to return to their homes on Monday to get valuables and such? Will they be able to return order to the city in time for this to occur?(Let alone drain the water by then?)

[PhiKapMom]

TX is not NO -- not even close. More of the shoot and ask questions later! :)

[conservative cat]

I've stopped doing that, and am honestly sorry about hollering that day...

Just hope you weren't the psycho nutjob that called me and five other people very filthy names in a screaming fit! (And didn't even have his own cell phone!)Ahhh, bad memories of a job long ago... Have a good night!

[Ted]

I feel sorry for all the tech folks trying to get all their systems back up and running. Imagine trying to figure out exactly where the breakdown(s) are. Yikes!

Stay well.

[sageb1]

"Please no "this is God's justice." There are just as many holy, honorable, honest, decent, God-fearing people suffering the same losses as there are scum of the earth in this area today. Shame on you."

MrsCinAz said nothing of the sort. She has nothing of which to be ashamed.

[BurbankKarl]

Two months to drain the city, after the holes are plugged.

A lot of people left their pets in N.O. I know of one family that did.

[cajungirl]

I would have been up on that River levee walking north myself.

There was a guy in BR today who had walked the levee from NO.

[nwctwx]

Must See Comparisons from GlobalSecurity.Org
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/new-orleans-imagery.htm

[Danette]

Grand Forks, ND. It has alot of new buildings. Looks REALLY good....but it's out in the middle of nowhere.

[DocRock]

"I am going to repost this comment that I made elsewhere, and it deals with the sudden blame game(And I am not a Bush Bot):"

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I'll do the same. I posted this to another forum...

On Sunday, when they started herding the unwashed masses into the Super Doom, (not a typo), I went to my 90 year old grandmother's house and turned on the TV. I told her we were about to witness the biggest disaster the U.S. has ever seen. I mentioned to her that I knew she lived through the 'Great Depression' but this would be worse and happen faster.

Then I said I thought the administration in LA was herding the poor, sick, homeless, drug addicts and disabled into the Superdoom, (again, not a typo), to kill them so they didn't have to support them, and then would blame the deaths on Bush for cutting funding and sending troops to Iraq. The libs used them to get their votes, and now they were being sentenced to death, and would use their deaths to get reelected. Oh, and as a bonus, they get a bunch of our tax dollars to rebuild without the burden of caring for those listed above.

Sorry if there are those on this forum that don't like my thinking, but...

That is what I think.

I'm a Kentucky Hillbilly, (proudly stated), and I could have organized an evacuation from NO. This seem deliberate.

[advance_copy]

Roger that, no TV. CNN is mostly repeats from Larry King (God give us strength). They've got a vee-jay coming in between every break that mentions Houston. Then she bumps into the Larry King repeat.

[txhurl]

What's maddening is that the zip code is close to me in the hill country.

[Arizona Carolyn]

I've suspected it and also wondered if that is why so many here don't seem to care for him.