I think there will be a frightening death toll ..if we ever find out how many have perished. I think it will take awhile to determine the full extent of the loss.
Never mind those that foolishly stayed in NO and didn't leave, I'm sure a lot of those folks in the bayous and back country didn't leave .. even getting to them will take awhile. This is an historic storm, sadly IMO.
Shante Gruld carries Janeka Garner, 5, to safety after they were rescued from their flooded home by boat in New Orleans, Monday Morning, Aug. 29, 2005. The area was flooded after Hurricane Katrina hit the area. Officials had called for a mandatory evacuation of the city, but many resident remained in the city.
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God Bless the compassionate sailors .. I also heard there was a sportsmen's club whose members were taking their boats out and going up and down the streets, hoping to rescue stranded residents. May God always bless them with gentle seas and happy lives ... they're angels.