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EMERGENCY: Water Rescues Underway Across New Orleans, 250K+ Without Power
https://www.toddstarnes.com ^ | September 11, 2024 | Todd Starnes

Posted on 09/12/2024 8:24:42 AM PDT by Enterprise

DEVELOPING STORY: A flood emergency has been declared tonight in New Orleans and the River Parishes region. Hurricane Francine is expected to dump nearly a foot of rain in the Big Easy. There are reports that the city’s pumping system cannot keep up with the rainfall. In some places the water is already six to seven feet deep. There are a number of water rescues under way. Video, which you can watch below, shows a Good Samaritan rescuing a stranded motorist from the flood waters. More than 200,000 customers are without power. Click here to get Todd’s breaking news alerts.

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Chocolate City in the weather news again. So, will they blame Trump?
1 posted on 09/12/2024 8:24:42 AM PDT by Enterprise
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To: Enterprise

No, it is GW Bush and his racist hurricane machine at work again.


2 posted on 09/12/2024 8:26:18 AM PDT by Texas resident (Que Mala= Bad Juju.)
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To: rdl6989

Bookmark


3 posted on 09/12/2024 8:36:29 AM PDT by rdl6989 ( )
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To: Enterprise

Cue “Looter Man”.


4 posted on 09/12/2024 8:37:37 AM PDT by johniegrad
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To: johniegrad

We call him ‘Lootie’!

He’s still around.


5 posted on 09/12/2024 8:41:14 AM PDT by Macho MAGA Man (The last two wen't balloons. One was a cylindrical objecwhots Trump is being given the Alex Jones tr)
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To: Enterprise

Send all the illegals to New Orleans with two buckets and tell them to get after it.


6 posted on 09/12/2024 8:45:29 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer” )
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To: Enterprise

This is not a problem. If everyone just opened their bathtub drain the water will disappear.


7 posted on 09/12/2024 8:46:16 AM PDT by TangoLimaSierra (⭐⭐To the Left, The Truth is Right Wing Violence⭐⭐)
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To: Enterprise

They’ve has 24 years to make sure their pumping system could handle this amount of rainfall. Incompetence.


8 posted on 09/12/2024 8:51:11 AM PDT by HonorInPa
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There are reports that the city’s pumping system cannot keep up with the rainfall.

If there's water 7 feet deep, I think that's proof that the pumping system isn't keeping up.

My daughter is in that mess. I told her to bug out Tuesday night, but anyone who's a parent knows how that works. Say a prayer for her please.

9 posted on 09/12/2024 8:51:12 AM PDT by Campion (Everything is a grace, everything is the direct effect of our Father's love - Little Flower)
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To: HonorInPa

sorry - bad math. 19 years.


10 posted on 09/12/2024 8:51:36 AM PDT by HonorInPa
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To: HonorInPa
Weather channel said that 90 of 98 pumps (something like that) were operational, but then explained that they could only handle 1/2" of rain per hour. That's not that much.

New Orleans is a unique and interesting city, but the engineer in me wonders how long you can keep a city going that's 8 feet below sea level in a hurricane zone. Every third or fourth autumn, it's going to be a disaster trying its best to happen.

11 posted on 09/12/2024 8:54:57 AM PDT by Campion (Everything is a grace, everything is the direct effect of our Father's love - Little Flower)
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To: Enterprise

Will Sean Penn make sure the plug is in the boat BEFORE putting it in the water this time?


12 posted on 09/12/2024 8:55:28 AM PDT by vikingd00d (chown -R us ~you/base)
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To: Enterprise
Sean Penn, White Courtesy Phone....


13 posted on 09/12/2024 8:55:32 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: vikingd00d

4 seconds!


14 posted on 09/12/2024 8:55:46 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Enterprise

“Kamala Harris doesn’t care about black people!”


15 posted on 09/12/2024 8:56:16 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Enterprise

Chocolate City is gunna Chocolate.


16 posted on 09/12/2024 9:06:28 AM PDT by CodeToad (Rule #1: The elites want you dead.)
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To: Enterprise

Darh that Dick Cheney and his weather machine


17 posted on 09/12/2024 9:08:36 AM PDT by AppyPappy (Biden told Al Roker "America is back". Unfortunately, he meant back to the 1970's)
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To: Campion

If there is now flood water 7 feet deep, then they are almost at equilibrium with the true sea level.


18 posted on 09/12/2024 9:08:36 AM PDT by desertsolitaire ( )
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To: johniegrad
"You rang?!"


19 posted on 09/12/2024 9:20:44 AM PDT by al_c (Democrats: Party over Common Sense)
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To: Enterprise

How is it New Orleans never learned about landfill?

Works in the Bay Area quite well so long as there isn’t an earthquake. And Louisiana has very few of those.


20 posted on 09/12/2024 10:34:15 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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