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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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Thought the Police looter were getting food & water for flood victims, not expensive good. Must be two different situations.
Yes, ineptitude reigns in N.O.
How often can Mayor and Governor say "everyone must leave" and then offer them no way out. Should they swim away? Up the Mississippi? Out to sea?
Governor just said 20,000 in the Dome, conditions degenerating rapidly . . . we would like to take them out . . . we need to get babies and kids out . . . yada, yada, but NO PLAN to do it!!!
I'm just wondering why alternating sections were lifted out of place while the others were left there (as opposed to all of them being lifted out of place).
No, we're women.
I've heard legal concerns for #1 (hadn't heard of other states where a mandatory evac would entail seizure of private vehicles/property, but that's the case in Louisiana). As for #2, I'd really like to know that one as well. They tasked the buses to only take people as far as the SuperDome, and then they stopped that at 6 pm.
They'll have deaths on their hands at the Dome within 48 hours at this rate -- and that's no exaggeration.
I thought you were one of those bashing me for saying that N.O. did not dodge the bullet and was hit hard. Very very hard, if I am mistaken I am sorry.
Actually he was asked about a timetable and said before the additional pump problems tonight he would have thought 8 weeks. But with the problems tonight at least an additional 4 weeks to that. Which would make it 3 months.
"I think if they honored the flights they had that day it would have helped."
Helped how many? Do you know? You can't blame the airlines. They had to get out. Besides, there were reports of tornadoes by then. Read posts #2567 and 2673. They have the right idea.
We already got a taste of that in 1989 when they had the October suprise quake... just starting to get to be the time of year for "earthquake weather" as we used to say in So. California... Better pray it doesn't come since one of our largest refining areas is in that Bay Area.
A song from The Partridge Family CD will make it all better.
Bronco Blanco is on the air again.....
This has to be a joke.
"Beyond that, your classless attempt at some racist angle on fingerpointing for the design of the city of New Orleans"
Put the motors and diesels on the second floor - connected bvy a long shaft to the submersed pump - its a no brainer.
You would think the state gov't would have some way to communicate with big city mayors even when most telecommunication devices can't work.
Mandatory evacuation was not given until the president called the mayor and pressed him to order the evacuation.
Just thought I'd add that reminder.
When the mayor issued his mandatory evacuation orders, he mentioned that police and city officials would be able to commandeer any establishment or goods needed for the crisis.
I think they have trouble with the Mississippi River and not telling the whole truth. Otherwise it makes no sense.
What is she afraid of -- LA media asking tougher questions than Larry King?
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