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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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Ditto, and amen.
King is reading reports that are 1+ hours old.
This is a vastly different logistical situation.
Of course, if the city had evacuated a day sooner, if they'd actually planned for removing tourists and the 100,000 or so without cars (hello, are there no school buses or municipal buses in southern LA? Trains? The lines were still clear on Saturday), if the Mayor and Governor had any clue about presenting a calm face in a disaster (heck, Sen. Landrieu is making Senators Schumer and Clinton seem like great leaders), and if they'd made it clear that force would be used to maintain order, then we wouldn't be in as bad a mess.
Someone tried to steal the gas from CNN truck ...said reporter Tuckman.
I would agree with that -- useless is definitely a word for this Mayor.
Baldwin Wood was his name.
His sailboat, the Nidia, used to be displayed outside Tulane's Student Center...Maybe it's there still...
A speech is only a speech. Why in the world would that reflect on his oath of office or rise to a high crime? If you don't like Bush, simply express yourself and the true reasons why.
It was for Rudy to lead in New York, and it is for Barbour, these two in LA and the Governor of Alabama to lead here now. The President can contibute most by opening Federal resources, which he has.
You have seen all this in management meetings and the like, if he steps in to manage, others will step back and it will become a National Administration trying to run a local infastructure -- no communication, chain-of-command or real useful tool-to-task relationship.
I want to be uplifted, but it is for Heaven to choose the vessel. And even then, my needs don't count here, people need their neigbors boats, the drinking water of the county north of them and the crib at their cousins and now Federal official can grant those balms.
I was thinkin' Skippy could just sail his butt right on down there and get the job done.
The breach was 200ft long and looked like about 100yds from where the canal meets Lake P.
Ditto. GW has NO BUSINESS going to NO right now. He would just get in the way. Like you said: IDIOTS. (and that's being kind)
Does anyone have any info about the rumored press conference set for 10 p.m. CST, about an alleged NOLA prison riot where a deputy and four children are being held hostage? Read it on another forum, but nothing on TV as yet.
So, you're all for politicizing this catastrophe.
That's pretty sick.
We don't have to do that.
We own all branches of government with no change in the near future.
Zero, ziltch, nada.
Census and demographics has laid this out for the next three election cycles at the very least.
I should be more on top of this, there was talk of a special blend needed in metro Atlanta, I don't know if it has become a done deal yet.
Here is a link that is pretty current:
http://www.georgiagasprices.com/tax_info.aspx
listen to Blanco:
"we want to evacuate the superdome by providing buses - we have been working on a plan to do that all day".
its much like american industry has become - 3 people work, and 10 managers ask those 3 people for status all day long.
the Ohio's pretty strong, especially with the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers flowing high at the west end. Lots of rain came up through western Tennessee, Kentucky, and up into Ohio before it worked its way out of the Mississippi watershed. That'll work its way down to NOLA soon enough. Hopkinsville, KY was flooded this morning, after having endured rain for the last couple of days from a stalled cold front that was being drawn together with Katrina.
I can't say that it's a huge total amount of water, but the Mississippi will flow a bit above average for a couple of days, IMHO.
You must get your information at DU..
OK, I concede that as a short order fix.
Yep. They would be two days behind where they are now. But now they have things setting up yesterday and today, instead of Wednesday and Thursday.
"...and they DID top out"
I have been on this from 6:00 pm sunday.
Do you have a link for above? NO did dodge the bullet until the levees failed and where is the outrage.
LOL----compared to LSU, UNT is sort of a "podunk school", but WE TRY HARD!!!
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