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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: 4everontheRight; NautiNurse
Posted these links earlier:

Here are Bama, Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi.

Alabama Department of Transportation: Emergency Road Closures
http://www.dot.state.al.us/closures/

Alabama Department of Transportation: Press Releases: Hurricane Katrina
http://www.dot.state.al.us/Docs/Bureaus/Public+Affairs/

Louisiana DOT:
http://www.dotd.state.la.us/roadclosures/default.asp
Search form:
http://www.dotd.state.la.us/roadclosures/search.asp

Mississippi DOT Web Site:
http://www.mdot.state.ms.us/

Realtime Traffic for Mississippi:
http://www.mstraffic.com/upgrade/default.aspx

Florida: http://www.eoconline.org/welcome.nsf?Open

http://www.eoconline.org/EM_Live/roadstat.nsf

221 posted on 08/30/2005 7:40:02 AM PDT by bwteim (Begin With The End In Mind)
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To: MineralMan; Fishtalk

My understanding is that the water levels are so high that the pumps have had no place to pump the water to. Even the ones that are working, if they pump it into the Lake or the river, it is just flodding right back in again.


222 posted on 08/30/2005 7:40:31 AM PDT by Thrusher (Remember the Mog.)
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To: NautiNurse

Thank you for your hard work on these threads.
Prayers for all.


223 posted on 08/30/2005 7:40:30 AM PDT by Velveeta
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To: JohnMac

Don't be too offended in this particular instance... that's what we "rednecks" call it.


224 posted on 08/30/2005 7:40:35 AM PDT by rewrite
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To: LibSnubber

Keep the faith, friend. You have a lot of people here praying for good news.


225 posted on 08/30/2005 7:41:07 AM PDT by Michael Goldsberry (an enemy of islam -- Joe Boucher; Leapfrog; Dr.Zoidberg; Lazamataz; ...)
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To: dawn53

Anybody hear of other agencies in the city at this time.


Southern Baptist Disaster relief. 100% of the donations go to the disaster relief. The red cross uses them for the actual work. They have the mobile kitchens, showers, food, clothing, etc. ready to go.

http://www.namb.net/


226 posted on 08/30/2005 7:41:07 AM PDT by CajunConservative (Southwest Louisiana)
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To: Dont_Tread_On_Me_888

How about we give it a few days to see the extent of the damage, and for relief efforts to be organized? We didn't start massively donating to the tsunami until we found out there were tens of thousands dead.


227 posted on 08/30/2005 7:41:31 AM PDT by Quick1
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To: cajungirl
It feels like I am watching NO die and can't take it

I feel the same way, I just can't believe it, I couldn't sleep last night and was up at 4:00am, checking this thread....prayers for your sister

228 posted on 08/30/2005 7:41:36 AM PDT by apackof2 (In my simple way, I guess you could say I'm living in the BIG TIME)
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To: Lizarde

I think we need to give Shep a break, he is running on very little sleep, no electricity, no shower, it is hot and humid, it stinks, the food is bad, there is devastation everywhere. He is trying to report what he sees, as he sees it.


229 posted on 08/30/2005 7:41:42 AM PDT by lmavk
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To: jeffers
No guarantees, but I expect this will not be addressed until the water levels balance on both sides. Not only is the repair orders of magnitude easier when the flow stops, but I simply doubt the resources are in place now, or that they will be before water levels equalize.

Undoubtedly correct, and a ghastly prospect. There's going to be feet of water in those areas for weeks or months.

230 posted on 08/30/2005 7:41:50 AM PDT by r9etb
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To: SE Mom

This is like 911,,did anyone see that poor elderly black man talking about losing "his Mary" when he couldn't hold her hand. That did it for me. This is so bad.


231 posted on 08/30/2005 7:41:50 AM PDT by cajungirl (no)
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To: CajunConservative

"ain't" that the truth. Many local governemtns are still democrat run(even if non partisan) In watching the flooded areas, you have to wonder how many developers were allowed to cut corners via variances from code board "friends".


233 posted on 08/30/2005 7:42:33 AM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE!)
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To: seamole
It might also be good to have a second live thread.

Either scroll latest posts or start one. Starting with an article is best, if you can find something appropriate to what you wish to discuss.

However, tradition here that there is one, and only one, Live Thread; and this be it.

234 posted on 08/30/2005 7:43:28 AM PDT by don-o (Don't be a Freeploader. Do the right thing and become a Monthly Donor!)
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To: cwiz24
Still, it is likely to be the longest period of martial law yet declared (besides Hawaii), given the potential for the long cleanup

I suppose the easiest way to handle this is to get all national guard, cops, etc. and get everyone, EVERYONE, out of that city.

There's a way, somehow, some way. Get everyone out and start from scratch.

What still confuses me is all the dire predictions about NO, then I heard they dodged the bullet, yet what I see this morning looks EXACTLY like the dire predictions.

Wishful thinking?

235 posted on 08/30/2005 7:43:31 AM PDT by Fishtalk (Pop Culture and Political Pundit-http://patfish.blogspot.com/)
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To: Lizarde

What did he do yesterday in that you believe he's trying to redeem himself?


236 posted on 08/30/2005 7:44:28 AM PDT by MplsSteve
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To: superiorslots
Hate to say it but CNN usually has much better coverage on thee type of events.

Totally agree but you gotta get used to CNN's high-gas scare about once every 15 minutes. One would think we are a bunch of dummies. I know gas will go up, plan to drive no more than necessary, and do not need these infomercials 3-4 times an hour.

Jeez!

237 posted on 08/30/2005 7:44:36 AM PDT by Chuck54 (Confirm justice Roberts!)
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To: CaptSkip

The NO flooding is not a good thing, but there is an enormous difference between slowly rising still water, and a hurricane driven surge which undermines foundations and then knocks down bearing walls.

NO can be drained. Had it flooded yeaterday during the heigth of the storm, there'd be nothing left worth draining.


238 posted on 08/30/2005 7:44:45 AM PDT by jeffers
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To: Alberta's Child

"If Hurricane Andrew didn't change the insurance business"< p>Huricane Andrew did as I recall, I can no longer get insurance (private) here in galveston county Tx. I think the costs of these storm will be much greater then Andrew, how much will be covered by private companies I haven't a clue. My insurace is already thru the roof, and I expect to see it go up alot more because of Katrina.


239 posted on 08/30/2005 7:44:53 AM PDT by jpsb
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To: sockmonkey

There are many factors that work against levees.

- Hydraulic action of flowing water pulling material away.
- Water coming up from underground on the dry side due to extreme pressure.
- Weakening due to saturation.
- Erosion from breeches.

Unfortunately, when any of these start, the levees completely fail very quickly.

This is not the end by any stretch. I fear what we are seeing is the end of the beginning.


240 posted on 08/30/2005 7:45:28 AM PDT by IamConservative (The true character of a man is revealed in what he does when no one is looking.)
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