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Posted on 08/31/2005 4:00:15 PM PDT by 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.
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
Mississippi updates via Jackson Ledger
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
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
Get ready. 40 miles outside of New Orleans, refugees are being dumped in store parking lots, given no food nor water, NOTHING. Lootings. Carjackings. No food on shelves. Homes being destroyed by looters -- homes that sustained no damage from the hurricane. Friend told today to go home and protect your family by his employer. He went home to join with neighbors to form a militia of sorts -- getting their guns and trying to figure out how to protect their neighborhoods from the irresponsible way the evacuation is being handled. No food left in stores because of all the looting -- this is 40 miles OUTSIDE New Orleans. These people are poor, desperate and too often gang members. Best of luck.
Kinda seems like their "plan" was to let someone else take care of it.
Another great pic - we are lucky to have young men and women who know that the price of freedom is duty, honor, sacrifice.
Bless all those who wear a uniform and protect us from enemies from without and within.
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The Australian - 20 countries offer Katrina aid (actually, 22 - Australia, Belgium, Canada, Russia, Japan, France, Germany, Britain, China, Jamaica, Honduras, Greece, Venezuela, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Greece, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Mexico, South Korea, Israel and the United Arab Emirates, plus the Organization of American States and NATO)
Agree, no integrety issue to be seen. Time will tell. These farms are not as impermeable as we might think and I can only guess that there will be ground water issues later, should ground water be a concern in a city below sea level.
Jordan? Saudi Arabia?
WWLTV: Reporter says they were stopped by state police and state police is not letting any more media in.
Good news. I thin we can expect that Law and Order will restored in short order.
Yep.... they're preparing one of the huge wharehouse's at Kelly USA (old Kelly Air Force Base)
My husband works down there.. should be interesting. Of course they have to outfit the wharehouse with AC/bathrooms/showers....
It's on the first page of
http://www.woai.com
40 miles outside of New Orleans, refugees are being dumped in store parking lots, given no food nor water, NOTHING
Isn't Mary Landrieu married to the Lt. Gov of LA?
Let's not hold our breath...LOL
I think the locals are beginning to
catch on about their leaders,
Blanco & Nagin. Not doing anything.
Rumblings on this, are beginning
to be heard from the street and
on all the MSM.
Did ya just catch that interview on FNC about the levies?
Anyone seen the video of what looks like Marine One (the President's helicopter) down in the area?
Its an H-60 with "United States of America" on the side. Looks just like what you'd see on the White House lawn.
I wonder if it's down there already in anticipation of Bush's visit, and is helping out today.
I think they are brother sister...
Jeez, that editorial cartoon says it all.
Welcome to FR. What's your point/agenda?
I wouldn't expect Jordan (they're kind of cash poor). Saudi is another matter (as is Kuwait).
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