URGENT: Latest photos of New Orleans flooding

Yahoo News Photos ^ | 8/30/05

[Wolfstar]

The morning's collection of flooding conditions in New Orleans. There were few fresh photos of other devastated areas available in the short time I had available to collect these. Will try to update this thread later.

These photos are being posted especially for the benefit of FReepers and others who may have relatives or friends in the area, and who may not be able to get images any other way.

[Doctor CS]

Current estimate from Risk management solutions is 100 Billion dollars. It is interesting that no one mentions the damage on TV. Damage is always mentioned but not this time. I had to do some digging. My initial thought when I heard of the hurricane heading for new Orleans was "goodbye New Orleans." I wonder if or when the poloiticians will have the guts to admit it will not be rebuilt. What building can survive being under 20 feet of water for months.

I think the city is gone. Economically, it will never pay to rebuild such a city.

[savedbygrace]

If NO & LA want to pay for the rebuilding, they can go ahead and do that.

But if they want my tax money to help pay for it, I want a significant say in it. We should have a national dialog if they want "federal money" (IRS-taxpayer money).

It's only fair.

[Republic]

I certainly agree with you.

No one should have to pay for a city to rebuild on ground that is BELOW SEA LEVEL, sitting in a virtual BOWL, sided by a huge lake and the Mississippi River on the other side.

NO ONE.

NO can be moved, inland, and the bowl turned into either a bay, port, park or wetlands. Period.

It is offensive to many to have to think of the extra millions if not billions of dollars it will take to build a levee system.

I would rather pay for homes and businesses to be built on land that sits above sea level.

The city can be made more beautiful than ever.