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Posted on 08/30/2005 1:34:04 PM PDT by NautiNurse
The situation in New Orleans continues to deteriorate due to rising water levels and desperation. Search and rescue continues via boat and air. Authorities have announced the goal to evacuate all the remaining residents of NOLA. The New Orleans Mayor has reported numerous gas leaks throughout the city. Sporadic fires occurring. Attempts to evacuate hundreds of hospital patients from Charity Hospital and Tulane Medical Center are in process. Patients are being transported to other hospitals as far away as Florida.
The Army Corps of Engineers is at the NOLA levee breaks with current plans to drop 3000 lb sand bags in an effort to stop the flow of water. NOLA hospital evacuations continue for thousands of patients. Reports indicate all evacuees are being taken to the SuperDome, which is now surrounded by water. The generators at the Dome are now in jeopardy. The Governor of Louisiana has called for a day of prayer tomorrow...
Elsewhere, search and rescue continue in Mississippi and Alabama. Biloxi reports indicate catastrophic damage.
Links to various news and local government websites:
WLOX TV Biloxi, Gulfport, Pascagula has link to locate family and friends (very slow load)
2theAdvocate - Baton Rouge Includes Slidell, St. John Parish, St. Bernard Parish updates, and other locations.
Inside Houma Today needing boats, volunteers, lists gas station openings, water, etc.
WALA Channel 4 Mobile, AL Includes links to distribution centers, Emergency Ops, etc.
Sun-Herald Gulfport MS Includes link to town by town reports
Mississippi updates via Jackson Ledger
Streaming Video:
WWL-TV (via KHOU/Houston): http://www.wwltv.com/cgi-bin/bi/video/makeadplaylist.pl?title=beloint_khou&live=yes
WKRG/Mobile: mms://wmbcast.mgeneral.speedera.net/wmbcast.mgeneral/wmbcast_mgeneral_aug262005_1435_95518
WDSU/New Orleans via WAPL/Jackson: mms://a842.l1291238841.c12912.g.lm.akamaistream.net/D/842/12912/v0001/reflector:38841
All are Windows Media Player links.
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Due to the number of requests to assist, the following list of some charities is provided.
This is not intended as an endorsement for any of the charities.
www.redcross.org or 1-800 HELP NOW - note: website is slow
Salvation Army - 1-800-SAL-ARMY or Salvation Army currently looking for in-state volunteers - (888)363-2769
Operation Blessing: (800) 436-6348.
America's Second Harvest: (800) 344-8070.
Catholic Charities USA: (800) 919-9338, or www.catholiccharitiesusa.org.
Christian Reformed World Relief Committee: (800) 848-5818.
Church World Service: (800) 297-1516 or online at www.churchworldservice. org.
Lutheran Disaster Response: (800) 638-3522.
Nazarene Disaster Response: (888) 256-5886.
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance: (800) 872-3283.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is accepting donations at its 3,800 stores and Web site, www.walmart.com.
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Tropical Storm 12
Time to:
Give up on pumping.
Stop taking people to SD.
Get the ones in SD out to other cities.
Close the city off.
Start over after all the lives that can be saved are saved.
That's the funniest da*n thing I've read on FR all day. :)
URGENT... ASSOCIATED PRESS BULLETIN
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP)- An emergency management official has
confirmed more than 100 dead from Hurricane Katrina in the
Biloxi-Gulfport area of Mississippi.
Have you all seen the site where people from all over the country are offering their help/rooms/jobs/etc to survivors. It makes you feel so good about our fellow Americans.
welcome back, hope you had a nice rest. :-)
It seems that a lot of hush-hush is going on. Officials still deny NO is filling up "like a bowl".
Natural gas pipelines took a hit too.
So do the Mods actually sit someplace and have to read all these posts? That would be kinda fun in a sick sorta way. But I admit, I've really enjoyed the sense of humor on FR
""DUMB QUESTION TIME - WHERE ARE HELICOPTERS TO DROP 1000LB POLY PLY BAGS OF SAND INTO THE BREECH? WHERE ARE THE EMPTY BARGES TO SINK AT THE BREECH TO DO THE SAME THING???""
"The misunderstood fact is that these items are not just lying around waiting to be used."
Theres a gazillion vessels in the proximity that are not salvageable that can be towed to the breach and scuttled with .50 cal weapons in short order. This in conjunction with sandbags would greatly reduce the inundation of downtown NO
I know a thing or three about this and
I couldn't believe the video they just had on Fox of Biloxi - devastating. One casino had been 'moved' at least 200 yards across the street
BREAKING from WWL: Firefighters are asking for Jet Ski's and Small Boats (Zodiacs)? Larger boats are getting tangled in Debris and Downed Wires...
You're all bad.
I love freepers.
Source? Not that I soubt it.
FNC covering the big meth lab raid today. 200 cities took part all in one day.
I thank those who are preparing to host Freepers. However, I have to save my space for an older couple in the NOLA area (on the West Bank but downstream too xing far from the I-90 bridge) IF they survived. When I talked to them on Saturday (when Katrina was running as a marginal Cat 3) they were busy filling bottles and putting them into the fridge, bringing back memories of what one of my relatives did during Isabel while I was out of town. Maybe they heeded the mandatory evacuation, maybe they thought it would turn away as so many hurricanes had.
Listen this is for all on the thread. Presently 95% of the refineries are shut down. 25% of the food is is trucked out of LA/Miss area. Gas is going to be rationed. For your best course of action go to the store now and pick up canned meat and fruits and fuel up.
Haley Barbour in news conference, just announced a National Guardsman was electrocuted in Mississippi yesterday by a downed wire.
Now when you say "bad" do you mean BAD as in Bad or bad as in good...These days one has to ask.
You know.."My Bad"
At Pearl Harbor, most of the ships were caught at anchor and the navigation channel was clear. USS Nevada was also far more maneuverable than any barge.
WWL is now relaying that the rescue forces need even smaller boats. Small powerboats, jetskis and such. They are needing to get into smaller areas than the airboats and such can get into. Also, any sealift people can provide would be appreciated.
WWL also reports that the heavy lift choppers they are using to drop bags in the levee gap can only make one drop then have to RTB for fuel. There are no forward operating bases in the city with fuel yet.
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