Katrina Live Thread, Part X

Various ^ | 30 August 2005

[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

[Diddle E. Squat]

Actually it could still be rising, if there are levee leaks from the river side. The river could indeed be higher than sea level.

[ican'tbelieveit]

They are meeting at a Sams club... didn't catch the intersection. They are worried about people on the roofs: heat, dehydration.

[bwteim]

They're looking for folks with john / flat boats to assist now in NO, per news.

[mware]

sunday at 9 in the morning, after the president called the mayor.

[RDTF]

Ya know, with all this hapening, all I can think about is alligators and snakes! Just had a huge shiver.

[cgk]

OMG. Waist deep? And I read the Superdome is on a higher foundation...

[BurbankKarl]

well, the food I can understand...there is no aid being dropped into the city....

but jewelry....oh well.

you can guess what neighborhoods will be flattened during the rebuilding....if there is a rebuilding....

[PigRigger]

Really can't add to Howlin's words....we are seeing the true nature of some here at FR.....

Compassion and love of one's brother is not, and should never be, dictated by our nations constitution....The victims of Katrina are our brothers and sisters - fellow Americans, they need are help now, turning our backs on them should not be an option......

[tomkat]

By Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet Public Affairs

NORFOLK, Va. (NNS) -- The amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) and other U.S. Navy assets are making preparations to provide assistance in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, if needed. Bataan is currently underway in the Gulf of Mexico and standing by to provide assistance as needed in hurricane-affected areas.

Based in Norfolk, Bataan is underway for previously scheduled operations, and will remain in the vicinity of impacted areas until otherwise directed. If called upon, Bataan brings unique humanitarian capabilities to the scene.

For more news from around the fleet, visit www.navy.mil.

[Malichi]

My God, TBV, I happen to agree with you on something.

[spectre]

Tamdem JET SKI'S could be used as well..

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[Arizona Carolyn]

This mayor (IMHO) should have started on Saturday with police going up and down streets with microphones telling people to get out, NOW!... and buses or even a train to ferry everyone out.

[nicmarlo]

It's because all those countries who scream the loudest that we are selfish Americans, for not giving them 3 billion instead of 200 million (or whatever figure) are the same kind of mentality of ugliness we now see in the looters......

they feel they're entitled to whatever they want; they don't care that they haven't earned it or deserved, or, *gasp*, that it really isn't there's to expect to have.

it's called selfishness and greed.

[Diddle E. Squat]

IIRC, there were some mandatory evac's ordered in some other parishes, but the city of NO wasn't until 9am on Sunday. I think the Saturday ones were at least some coastal parishes and communities, and maybe Jefferson Parish.

[Lokibob]

Remarkable phote of a roof top rescue here.  For some reason, the people on the rooftop saved a U.S. flag.

[AmericanInTokyo]

"They're degrading themselves...and our Country. We aren't the only ones thinking like that. My Aussie friends emailed me and they are just aghast ppl are stealing! Saying it blows their image of good Americans, but depicts the "Ugly Americans."

Yes. It will indeed humiliate the image of America in the eyes of many abroad. But there will also be great stories of American love, guts and heroism, too. Still, unfortunately, many overseas will wonder, and some ask me, why we are spreading order around the world, and have these pockets of disorder (i.e., 'looters'), within our own borders.

The questions from Japanese are particularly poignent, for example "Mr. (AmericanInTokyo), I saw some of bad people stealing from others and from stories after the big storm over there in the US. Why did they do this? How could they do this? I was shocked."

[Abby4116]

CARACAS (AFP) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez offered to send food and fuel to the United States after the powerful Hurricane Katrina pummeled the US south, ravaging US crude production.

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050829/wl_afp/usweathervenezuelaoil_050829235602

[ican'tbelieveit]

You are correct. I got up at 8am my time Sunday to the news conference about the mandatory evacuation for NO.

[jeffers]

That's what we need to hear.

A major thanks for posting that.

[the Deejay]

I am beyond ashamed at this point. I haven't seen any of them taking bottles of water, but shoes, and non-necessities...breaking into homes!! what scum!