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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
obviously I'm way back yonder on this thread, but this bears repeating. Anti-freeze from all those cars (not to mention other chemicals) will burn you. Some of these people will wonder how they got burned when the blisters start.
here are the projected levels for the Mississippi river for the next 5 days
http://www.riverwatch.noaa.gov/forecasts/ORNRVAORN.shtml
Did you see all those prisoners sitting on the road with the armed guards?? I think if I were a guard I'd say "Run for your lives. We'll catch up with you later"
new looting video on Fox now
What is that a pic of?
Regarding Cruise ships in NO, yes there are several. We did a cruise out of NO last June on a large Carnival ship the Conquest. It left on Sunday at 6pm and returned early the next Sunday. We went to Jaimaica, Grand Cayman (before it got destroyed) and Mexico. It did a 180 turn on the MS river right in front of the highway 90 bridge and headed out to the gulf. We were escorted out by several of those orange and white coast guard helicopters that are now picking up survivors. We spent an evening in the downtown business district. Took the kids to see Bourbon Street (no we didn't let them go in any of the bars). We stayed about a block from the tall Hyatt that had all the windows blown out. Really sad to see all the destruction now. Glad went took the kids to see if before all of this though. May be a while before we can go back.
Choppers are slow flyers and require refuelling stops or an escorting tankers. Most choppers cruise at about 60-100mph and take time to get there. Many are on the way now from where they were dispersed to avoid the storm.
Transport planes? Private Cessnas? THERE'S NOWHERE TO LAND A FIXED WING AIRCRAFT IN NOLA!!!! The airports are either underwater or undermined by water.
The biggest thing that could be flown in is a glorified Zodiac boar or Boston Whaler.
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How many times has UNT had a winniong record when they won therre conference?
Any explanation for the pic? That one is an attention grabber.
oh yes. indeed, what's the number up to there now, 30K? that place is a timebomb waiting to go off.
yep, that was the voice of reason and confidence from Gov. Blanco.....
she sounded kinda like when an aunt who describes the death of her kitten. ridiculious....
one of the breeches.
The only problem is: where will the workers at the oil facilities live? Hopefully there will be enough buildings standing (or brought in) for the energy industry workers to have somewhere to come home to from work.
There is some breeching downriver from the main part of New Orleans. Plaquemines has multiple breeches; the guys working down Belle Chase HWY were talking about as they went further down river, they couldn't see any land. there's the Industrial Canal breech, Algiers across the river has a breech I think. Wouldn't be surprised if there were breeches in St. Bernard parish. There is none by the French quarter part of New Orleans - yet. But all this water makes stress on the levees.
Well, you are a pervert for supporting Laz, but I don't understand why you would think that was a hateful thing to say. ;^)
The river is also roughly 200 feet deep in NO. So, if it isn't the river flooding into the city as others have said quite convincingly, where is all the water coming from? Physics seems to indicate it isn't the Lake anymore. What stresses were put on the levee during the storm? Enough to weaken it or erode it down? Just wondering here. Only been to NO twice. I do not want to incite any sort of panic and am just wondering for those who are more familiar with the area, what are their thoughts on the flooding.
Question. What about all the rain that fell in the Ohio River valley today(B/C of Katrina) that will eventually drain into the Mississippi River? The River will be up possibly flood stage in areas. All that water will eventually drain down the river into the NO area, Right? I mean that will take days, but worsen the situation?
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