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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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Yeah what was I thinking? Silly me. There is enough media down there to actually be helping and they are all tucked away in their hotels now.
Shep sure let me down. I should have realized he is just a 'pretty boy' when he declared the Pope dead, when, in fact he lived another 2 days. This story did it for me tho. Fox has been a huge disappointment.
Last I heard the superdome was surrounded by rising water.
Well, most of us do rotate the older, treated fuel through car or truck engines (works fine), and replace it with new treated fuel in the generator tanks.
BUMP!
Wow .. you're gonna be a busy girl. Bless you as you face the sadness and tension. I'll pray for you. ...
What was the point you wanted to make, and what did you want me to do. I am not normally this obtuse. What is the relevance of the site to the current situation, other than the elevations, for which I use a more precise terra server topo map?
Yes I wonder why no bodies have been shown.
Guess for the same reason you hardly ever see a video of the Twin Towers going down.
People need to see bodies and destruction to understand why not obeying orders is not good.
To many people think that the TV reporters can stand out in the wind with no sever consequence.
So they think they can also stay around and survive.
Shep is losing it.
We need to west or north (straight across LP).
There are going to be lots of dead or dying people before they fix the pumps and levees.
People first, property later.
I wonder if the water rushing in from Ponchatrain will effect the levees on the river side. Thankfully they are still intact in the city, or the flooding would be worse. But it seems to me that water on both sides of the levee will weaken it.
They indeed don't get it.
Any other time, I'd get all in his face for less...........
this isn't any other time though, is it?
I'm sure he's been working behind the scenes to make sure the federal government is doing what it should, but his voice was needed tonight. He should address the nation in the morning before he leaves Crawford for D.C.
We covered it an hour ago. What can you say? They should be identified and fired.
That's basically my take.
While most of the rescues on TV have been of the choppers, I have seen some that are prolly just 'cajuns' with boats simply helping each other.
Just awful! The final toll will be above 1000 for the entire Gulf Coast.
Oh my! You jogged a memory for me from my childhood.
I remember riding through Rapid City, South Dakota as a child and seeing house after house marked with a red X.
A flash flood there in the 60's wiped out about 1,000 people IIRC.
Nothing near the devastation in the Gulf, but horrific nonetheless.
It certainly made an impression on me as a young child. When weather reports are "dicey" here in the midwest, I pay attention.
Why are there no pictures of the levee breaks? Seems to me that is where the news is.
Because it's getting worse ..... we should wait longer?
My gosh. Such graphic pictures. My heart breaks for those little kids. They must be terrified. They'll never forget this as long as they live.
Maybe he's too emotionally involved. He's been very cranky. If you ever need a parking space, he's your guy though:')
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