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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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Martial Law Declared in New Orleans
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
Where? It was only $2.87 in Alamaden.
Blanco on CNN with Larry King (will someone get her some meds?)
Rita LIVE FROM ARUBA...(will someone ask her to STFU)
H&C...Alan yukking it up about how everything is gonna be ok...(will someone just make him go away)
they can deputize the troops....not sure the process, but Marines from Pendleton came into the Los Angeles Riot...after much of he damage was done.
Yeah... heard that. He's the mayor of Waterworld.
Barbor on Larry King now. Bush has spoken to him 3 times today.
Jim Cantore is live on TWC, finally, right now.
You mean the divided freeways that aren't unobstructed enough to land on, and which were heavily damaged by Katrina anyway?
They couldn't land on them at all today. The rotary wing craft *were* on the way and they are starting to arrive in the area as night falls.
Unless you have a time machine and can go back and undo all the damage that Klinton & Co did to the military, realize that the military is doing the best they can do with what they have.
Has anyone seen the Mayor of NO since that interview last night? Is that shadow government up and running in Baton Rouge?
So instead of feeding through a breach or two, it backs up and spills over the entire bank on both sides? The water keeps coming, no matter what you do with the canal.
it seems many times to be a delayed effect to the storm.
The worse is after the storm, God bless the FEMA workers.I think there is a lot we are not hearing so not to have more unrest.
>Mayor: We may be beyond the point of no return.<
Wow, is this guy spinning! Alluding to "it's Bush's fault".
Unbelievable!
My gas went up here 28cents last night..
"To: Types_with_Fist
Doesn't it stand to reason if levees are having trouble downriver that the ones in NO are having just as much trouble?"
Yes, the river levees protecting downtown New Orleans are probably going to fail.
But to the best of our knowlege, this hasn't happened yet.
We're hoping it doesn't.
There was some reason I used to catch the Broad bus at that corner, across the street. The Parish Prison had some neat Art Deco bas reliefs that caught my eye while waiting. City or Parish court was right next to it.
I would post a Waterworld pic...but....
why doesn't he just shut up.
Hiroshima was rebuilt, its a sparkling city today.
You mean the ones that are already on the way in the belly of the amphibious assault ship?
The LCACs can't cruise all the way there on their own.
Id better not hear a peep about the Holloway case, on FOX, or ill bust a nut.
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