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Katrina Live Thread, Part XI
Various ^ | 30 August 2005 | Various

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.

NOLA.com

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

Gulfport News via Topix.net

WAFB Baton Rouge

Mobile Register via al.com

Mississippi updates via Jackson Ledger

Lafayette LA Daily Advertiser

Pensacola News Journal

St Bernard Local Government

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.


Related FR Threads:

FYI: Hurricane Katrina Freeper SIGN IN Thread

Discussion Thread - Hurricane Katrina - What Went Wrong?!?

Post Hurricane Katrina IMAGES Here

Looting Begins In New Orleans

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.

Previous Threads:

Katrina Live Thread, Part X
Katrina Live Thread, Part IX
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part VIII
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part VII
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part VI
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part V
Hurricane Katrina, Live Thread, Part IV
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part III
Katrina Live Thread, Part II
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part I
Tropical Storm 12


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; US: Alabama; US: Florida; US: Louisiana; US: Mississippi
KEYWORDS: aftermath; hurricane; hurricanekatrina; katrina; livehurricanekatrina
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To: NonValueAdded
dental x-rays are commonly scanned and turned into computer files. As long as the computer backup repositories are physically secure from flooding, and heat doesn't warp the tapes or whatever the backups are stored on, the old-rays will be available. And new dental x-rays of the bodies' teeth can be made.

Computer programs are available for rapid comparisons, especially to eliminate obvious mis-matches.

So old dental x-rays can be used to identify large numbers of bodies with a reasonable amount of effort and expense.

Combine both dental x-rays and DNA comparisons, and it is definitely feasible to identify most missing persons for even the worst-case scenario numbers here.

5,701 posted on 08/31/2005 12:26:32 PM PDT by Thud
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To: WestCoastGal
Where is the help from the city or state??

Well, if the patronage system is a well estabilished as we've heard, many of those people were given jobs as rewards for services rendered to the Democratic Party. This may be the first occasion on which they have actually been called upon to do the jobs they were given, so naturally they are a little confused today. ;)

5,702 posted on 08/31/2005 12:26:53 PM PDT by Mr. Jeeves ("Violence never settles anything." Genghis Khan, 1162-1227)
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To: DGray
"But I have yet to see a NO official who is able to demonstrate even the tiniest level of competence. The policewoman he interviewed had absolutely no clue. Didn't even know how to BS."

Yes but that interview will revereberate through the government! That woman was a complete idiot in her response. She is overwhelmed. She needs someone above her saying "GO HERE DO THIS" hopefully that someone will see that film clip!

5,703 posted on 08/31/2005 12:27:06 PM PDT by Mad Dawgg ("`Eddies,' said Ford, `in the space-time continuum.' `Ah,' nodded Arthur, `is he? Is he?'")
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To: MrsCinAZ

Dear G*d! Those neighbourhoods were blasted to matchsticks! I'm surprised there aren't MORE bodies in the rubble. The wonder is that there are as many people out there, not in the Dome, but who survived that assault. It would be too cruel for them not to survive now.

But what is really making me angry is those people still on the ramp with no water. And Shep talking to that dozy Anne Marie of the EMO down there. What the... He asked her if she could get someone to help them and described one man with a two year old baby who had no water, just a towel to keep over it's eyes and asked her when they could expect some help. She started giving him one of these 'on message' responses. When he stopped her and shamed her into a corner asking her when they'd get help she didn't respond. I don't think their EM response people are trained or know what they're doing. Who's been in charge in that city? This is utter incompetence piled upon disaster. They should kick all these morons collecting paychecks who don't know their jobs out onto the watery streets and get some people in who know how to get things done. This is beyond frustrating. I wanted to smack that dozy broad. [Grrrrr!]


5,704 posted on 08/31/2005 12:27:59 PM PDT by foreign devil
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To: sinkspur

I am certain family members of missing victims will be asked to donate samples for DNA identification of some, but for many no such identification will be possible. Not unlike 9-11.


5,705 posted on 08/31/2005 12:28:30 PM PDT by BlueNgold (Feed the Tree .....)
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To: sinkspur

And they couldn't tow them far enough away, and there were just too many bodies.

I am afraid that the death toll for the entire group who died from this storm may be similar in number.


5,706 posted on 08/31/2005 12:28:50 PM PDT by Knitting A Conundrum (Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)
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To: blam

yo bill you out there?


5,707 posted on 08/31/2005 12:28:59 PM PDT by al baby (Father of the beeber)
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To: Mad Dawgg

I hope so. I hope the President himself was watching.


5,708 posted on 08/31/2005 12:29:17 PM PDT by DGray (http://nicanfhilidh.blogspot.com)
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To: miele man

This from an Email sent to members of the Ascension Amateur Radio
Club-
...............
Hi everyone

We are in need of help with the emergency communications dealing
with the aftermath from Hurricane Katrina. At the present time we
are manning the communications station at the Ascension OEP
(requires 24 hour operation), Between Phil, Myself and Vickie and
Tena we have managed to man the OEP, however we need help with the
OEP during the Day hours. We have a big need for volunteers for the
Shelter at Lamar-Dixon, we presently have 1200+ refugees at that
shelter. The present though is to be able to provide communications
from 7 a.m. in the morning or so until about 9 p.m. in the evening.

Repeater Status: We are still operating on emergency power at the
repeater site. We request that The 225 repeater be made available
for emergency communications as much as possible, 146.985 is
available for every day use. Be advised that 147.225 is the only
repeater on battery back up. If we loose the 146.985 and the 444.725
then the generator is down for refueling or maintenance and should
be back up as soon as someone is able to break away from the OEP or
work. When the 146.985 is down that equates to 147.225 running on
battery and usage should be limited to emergency traffic. It is not
know at this time how long it will be before we are back on
commercial power and normal use, this is quite a bit of power line
damage in the area.

Thanks in advance for everyone's help at this time of need to
provide for our community.

David
KJ5MD
................


5,709 posted on 08/31/2005 12:29:39 PM PDT by BurbankKarl
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To: foreign devil

What are people doing on the freeway ramp? Why are they there? Just trying to get caught up.

Does Shep, or Brian Williams, or other newsies have a way out? Or are they stranded like other people?


5,710 posted on 08/31/2005 12:30:06 PM PDT by Abigail Adams
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To: Mad Dawgg

CNN says Charity Hospital unable to run dialysis machines now. Sheers to Shep for pointing out the need for directives and water, etc. Cheers to the nameless fellow Americans helping one another in this tragedy.


5,711 posted on 08/31/2005 12:30:24 PM PDT by sheikdetailfeather
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To: madison10

Huh? He can't land at a U.S. Air Force Base? (Where FEMA is setting up an HQ BTW)


5,712 posted on 08/31/2005 12:30:33 PM PDT by colorado tanker (The People Have Spoken)
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To: spectre

It's already in progress - the military is already dropping supplies including water and food, per WWL.

The media can't cover everyting.


5,713 posted on 08/31/2005 12:31:06 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: colorado tanker

Opportunity for what? To get in the way of the rescue helicopters? Did you want him to wave to all the poor souls trapped on their roofs? I'm sure that would have quenched their thirst and eased the hunger. President Bush has tons more sense than you, thank goodness!


5,714 posted on 08/31/2005 12:31:10 PM PDT by Jrabbit
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To: All; BurbankKarl; NautiNurse; Dog Gone; Howlin

Overhead Pics of Mississippi Coast, From NOAA
http://alt.ngs.noaa.gov/katrina/KATRINA0000.HTM


5,715 posted on 08/31/2005 12:31:21 PM PDT by nwctwx (Everything I need to know, I learned on the Threat Matrix)
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To: sheikdetailfeather

SCorrection: Sheers s/b Cheers.


5,716 posted on 08/31/2005 12:31:22 PM PDT by sheikdetailfeather
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To: Abigail Adams

Its dry


5,717 posted on 08/31/2005 12:31:27 PM PDT by BurbankKarl
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To: sodpoodle
There was at least a week when the mayor of NO and the Gov of LA could have lined up school buses, trains and tour buses to take ppl out of NO.

Not quite. The forecast models first showed a potential for a New Orleans hit on Friday afternoon. The NWS finally shifted their forecast late Friday, and first issued a hurricane watch on Saturday. By my calendar, that's under 3 days, and closer to 2.

Further, at that point, they didn't have a large site to put them (up until late Sunday, most of Louisiana was in the bullseye). There's a major difference between simply telling/ordering people to go and providing the means for them to go. Providing the means also implies that you'll take care of them. Now, they could have gotten a hold of the Texas governor to get the Astrodome or someplace else to use as an evacuation site, but that's now hindsight.

5,718 posted on 08/31/2005 12:31:30 PM PDT by steveegg ($3.00 a gallon is the price you pay for ANWR! Start drilling or stop whining! - HT Falcon4.0)
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To: SlowBoat407; nwctwx
Thanx for your help. Will monitor that one.

God help us all.

5,719 posted on 08/31/2005 12:31:31 PM PDT by JellyJam (Headline of the year: "The Painful Truth: All the World Terrorists Are Muslims!")
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To: SE Mom
Agree. But they are using the air power to drop sandbags to try and save the people from drowining, who are going to die of dehyration anyway.

sw

5,720 posted on 08/31/2005 12:31:33 PM PDT by spectre (Spectre's wife)
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