[LikeLight]

Is that Nagin quote recent? This "bodies in the water" thing is really strange - like something that cannot be mentioned, yet everyone knows it's there . . .

[milagro]

On a lighter note--CNN reporting that in the last few hours around 500 people have been resuced and only one minor injury. This is from the ninth ward--woman is in a tree--good grief--CNN is really doing some great reporting!

[lauriehelds]

Breaking News Mayor Nagin in a news conference on WWL stated:

Twin Span Bridge totally destroyed.

80% of New Orleans under water.

[BurbankKarl]

I heard the Slidell EOC on the air earlier...it obviously isnt under water....

what I posted six hours ago

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Hurricane Center asking if ham radio is the only communications available to Slidell....asking if officials have notified their family....
States all hams on Slidell are not on the air. Operators niece stuck on second floor of building, unable to get to her...

Roads are flooded, streets are blocked,

Lake Ponchatrain now extends to OLD SPANISH TRAIL

Cell towers down, repeaters are down, no cell service, no phone lines, no broadband.

[STARWISE]

Just now .. listen to my link at post #1746.

[STARWISE]

Re the bodies .. he said they know there are bodies there that have to be dealt with, but the first priority is rescuing those who are still alive.