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Katrina Live Thread, Part X
Various ^ | 30 August 2005

Posted on 08/30/2005 6:51:27 AM PDT by NautiNurse

Catastrophic damage occurred to Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama as a result of Hurricane Katrina. Major bridges are destroyed. Mobile AL suffered its worst flooding in 90 years. In New Orleans, a large section of concrete levee broke last night. Water continues to rise, threatening, among many things, Tulane Hospital with 1000 patients. New Orleans officials: Do not attempt to return to the city at this time if you evacuated. It is too dangerous.

Sun-Herald Gulfport MS

WLOX TV Biloxi, Gulfport, Pascagula

Gulfport News via Topix.net WAFB Baton Rouge

Slidell, Mandeville, and Covington Updates Warning: website is overloaded due to heavy traffic

Mobile Register via al.com

Mississippi updates via Jackson Ledger

Lafayette LA Daily Advertiser

Pensacola News Journal


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Alabama; US: Florida; US: Georgia; US: Louisiana; US: Mississippi
KEYWORDS: hurricane; katrina; livehurricanekatrina; prayanddonate; tropical
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To: alancarp
What I don't understand is I have a pump that works under water.

Now I know those pumps aren't normally under water but they COULD BE, witness right now.

Perhaps it's too simplistic but the pump that brings me water hangs right in the water. So it is possible, No?

But hey, it's too late now.

121 posted on 08/30/2005 7:22:24 AM PDT by Fishtalk (Pop Culture and Political Pundit-http://patfish.blogspot.com/)
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To: lexington minuteman 1775
Yesterday Rush was P***in' and Moanin' about all the erroneous "doom and gloom" predictions...because obviously New Orleans had dodged the bullet, and it wasn't going to be NEARLY as bad for the city as all those wallowing in disaster fantasies.

I wonder what EL RUSBO will say today...jerk!

How long before a city in ruin from flooding can be reclaimed or repaired?
122 posted on 08/30/2005 7:22:27 AM PDT by CaptSkip
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To: brothers4thID
Even though I posted a bad link in the header, WWL TV is still overloaded.
123 posted on 08/30/2005 7:22:52 AM PDT by NautiNurse ("I'd rather see someone go to work for a Republican campaign than sit on their butt."--Howard Dean)
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To: cajungirl

Aren't you in Baton Rouge? How are things there?


124 posted on 08/30/2005 7:23:27 AM PDT by Warren_Piece (Nashville, TN)
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To: proudofthesouth

Whoops - meant Weeks Bay, the second time.


125 posted on 08/30/2005 7:23:30 AM PDT by lugsoul ("She talks and she laughs." - Tom DeLay)
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To: Strategerist

Ambulance crews are missing. Those first responders are true heroes. In every sense of the word.


126 posted on 08/30/2005 7:23:44 AM PDT by Peach (South Carolina is praying for our Gulf coast citizens.)
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To: jpsb

Been watching those houses burn in NO in close neighborhoods with no way to put them out, could easily jump to entire neighborhoods.


127 posted on 08/30/2005 7:23:50 AM PDT by eastforker (Under Cover FReeper going dark(too much 24))
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To: wallcrawlr
Belle Chase info via topix.net
128 posted on 08/30/2005 7:23:57 AM PDT by NautiNurse ("I'd rather see someone go to work for a Republican campaign than sit on their butt."--Howard Dean)
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To: dawn53

Southern Baptist food kitchens were some of the first to show up. They were trying to figure out where to start cooking and distributing food.


129 posted on 08/30/2005 7:24:02 AM PDT by Ingtar (Understanding is a three-edged sword : your side, my side, and the truth in between ." -- Kosh)
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To: NautiNurse
In Biloxi...

Broadwater Beach Hotel, Mary Mahoneys?

130 posted on 08/30/2005 7:24:23 AM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Can we swap Cindy Sheehan in Crawford for Cindy Crawford anywhere?)
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To: CaptSkip

"Yesterday Rush was P***in' and Moanin' about all the erroneous "doom and gloom" predictions."

Nobody should be making political hay out of this disaster...on either side. Rush can be an idiot at times. I suspect he'll be a little more subdued today.

Katrina is not a political issue. It is a natural disaster. All sniping, from either side, should be promptly repudiated by all sensible human beings.


131 posted on 08/30/2005 7:24:24 AM PDT by MineralMan (godless atheist)
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To: gumboyaya

The rumor is that Riverridge is damaged, but apparently somewhat less damaged than other areas.


132 posted on 08/30/2005 7:24:31 AM PDT by Thrusher (Remember the Mog.)
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To: don-o

Are there any streaming stations in New Orleans?


133 posted on 08/30/2005 7:25:07 AM PDT by texan75010
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To: Fishtalk

I think another problem is that the pumps are ELECTRIC. No electricity = no pumps.


134 posted on 08/30/2005 7:25:31 AM PDT by Warren_Piece (Nashville, TN)
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To: NautiNurse; All

Let me add my thanks to those from others to you for running this multi-thread on Katrina. Good work. And thanks to JR and the tech team for keeping the servers up and running with all the repeated refreshes. FR in a situation like this is probably the best news aggregator around.


135 posted on 08/30/2005 7:26:21 AM PDT by bwteim (Begin With The End In Mind)
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To: gov_bean_ counter

Biloxi links at top of thread.


136 posted on 08/30/2005 7:26:45 AM PDT by NautiNurse ("I'd rather see someone go to work for a Republican campaign than sit on their butt."--Howard Dean)
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To: Fishtalk

"What I don't understand is I have a pump that works under water."

Your pump probably runs on electricity. If the electricity is off, your pump won't work.

The large pumps on the levees, however, run on Diesel, for the most part. Diesel engines don't run underwater, either.

It's a real problem.


137 posted on 08/30/2005 7:26:47 AM PDT by MineralMan (godless atheist)
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To: dawn53

Here are some community-minded citizens in NO doing their part to 'recover.'

http://www.nola.com/hurricane/katrina/pdf/083005_a19.pdf


138 posted on 08/30/2005 7:27:00 AM PDT by relictele (How can Hillary run the country when she couldn't manage a household of 3?)
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To: Leroy S. Mort

"Did anyone see the clip last night of Chris Matthews calling the gulf coast "The Redneck Riviera?"

Not to excuse that a-hole Matthews, but even the folks who go there (primarily Gulf Shores AL) call it that - and proudly.

Yep, I remember Ken "The Snake" Stabler used to call it that also.


139 posted on 08/30/2005 7:27:07 AM PDT by john316 (JOSHUA 24:15 ...choose you this day whom ye will serve...)
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To: Miss Marple

BREAKING- Marshall law has been declared IN NOLA- per FOX


140 posted on 08/30/2005 7:27:08 AM PDT by SE Mom (God Bless those who serve..)
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