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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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I bet he did fly over. The MAN is no whimp & takes his job seriously. In short, he is a leader.
Read somewhere that his aides & people were in the area at the outset.
Hopefully they have a plan to rescue all of them and are using the dome as a central location.
The crews were there as well as local people that man the airport it was stupid decision by the airlines
what do you mean by that?
<<< I felt better seeing some footage of Mississippi officers throwing a couple of looters thru a broken door. That was kind treatment-if you ask me.>>>>
Until they start filing Civil Rights Lawsuits when the courthouses reopen....
If you don't think that attorney's don't SALIVATE over that kind of footage, you're nuts....
If I were you, I would be asking the mod to take that down.
I do not have TV, but, I will guess that you are seeing Americans with darker skin engaging in criminal acts. This is a surprise to you?
Let's transpose this whole scene to South Boston; and tell me that the white Irish in that neighborhood would act any differently. There are respectable blacks in NO and respectable whites in Southie. But, the veneer of civilization is very thin, regardless of race or geography.
Sorry.. did not realized I tossed anything. Just jumped into the middle and cant get caught up on the current situation.
I pray they can get the people out of that mess...before the diseases set in.
They rescued 3000 today...but they need to get them out of the "bowl" and to dry, safe areas with electricty, good water, etc.
>>>Haley Barbour said to Larry King that Bush was itching to come down and had asked to come to Mississippi, but Barbour said not yet. Landrieu said he is coming on Friday.<<<
I hope Cindy Sheehan and her entourage try to follow him into NO. We may finally get rid of her.
and where are we going to send these thousands and thousands of people? If people were reluctant on going a few blocks from their homes to the superdome GOOD LUCK in trying to get them to go to baton Rouge and lafayette and lake charles!
You need to pay attention to what has happened here. You really don't know what you are talking about - trust me.
oddly, the video of the black looters is juxtaposed with the video of black folks being rescued from homes they worked for and tried to save.
One can assume that most folks white or black, are decent people, but for some folks, white or black, opportunistic anarchy is a part of the "ghetto mentality".
in LA looters came in all colors, but local demographics/economic status is probably key.
gotta be frustrating for hard working blacks to turn on the tv and always see the black guy as a looter, or prisoner...but the camera only captures what it sees...
I wonder what Jesse and AL have said to stop the looting?
Oh, sorry, that was silly...
Hey, listen, calling for a day of prayer IS the first thing that should be done. I'm proud of the fact that she said this.
For those who can't be there in person to help, much prayer is needed from them. She was wise to call for it.
As for the rest, she may not be up to the challenge, but I do believe she is giving it her all to the very best of her abilities.
The people of LA elected her governor -- she's in the position -- and doing all she can with her personal capabilities. She may not be up to the task, but she IS trying her best.
More importantly: Will he grab for funds to rebuild.
This most likely is the next stop.
http://www.freedomfiles.org/war/fema.htm
I recall reading somewhere that the second levee to go was the industrial canal. It is one that connects the Mississippi to the lake.
Here is a pic of the second breach:
http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/ap/20050830/capt.ladp11108301631.hurricane_katrina_ladp111.jpg
Here is the pic of the levees:
http://www.nola.com/hurricane/popup/nolalevees_jpg.html
If the second breach is indeed at the industrial canal, then NOLA is lost unless they can stop it. Otherwise, the Mississippi is going to flow right in.
The question is, where exactly is this second breach? The water looks like it is flowing from the top right of the picture towards the middle. Is the middle the canal? The top right looks like a flooded neighbourhood of some sort.
Right .. it's called being a leader .. a professional executive in charge .. having the spine to make the tough decisions. Oooops, sorry -- I know .. I shouldn't be so hard on the poor spiritually fragile creature.
Well, if it's a lake levy it won't matter because they surrendered the city to the lake. I hadn't heard them mention that anything along the river was threatened yet. They wouldn't say where, huh?
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