[NautiNurse]

125 people in the 9th Ward have had to climb up onto the roofs of their homes due to rising water.

This is why they told people who chose to stay to have a pick axe ready, so they could break out onto their roofs.

[rwfromkansas]

Since the storm is weaker, I think the chance of the disastrous flooding in NO is much less.

But, we won't know until a few hours from now.