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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: Diddle E. Squat

They're still subject to the local authorities.


5,781 posted on 08/31/2005 12:45:33 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: BurbankKarl

Re: Hostage situation at Hospital--and general other lawlessness

I read on another thread that the jails had been open. Do you, or anyone else have feedback on whether some of the lawlessness -- violent looting, shooting, home invasions -- are the product of the convicts, or just the behavior of the now unrestrained residents?


5,782 posted on 08/31/2005 12:45:34 PM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: JohnBDay

Shep is doing a good job. I want to know WHERE IS Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton? The people they claim to care the most about are suffering the worst!


5,783 posted on 08/31/2005 12:45:41 PM PDT by operation clinton cleanup
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To: JohnBDay

Ironic, because in one of the first threads on the hurricane someone said that the city had 10,000 body bags.


5,784 posted on 08/31/2005 12:46:36 PM PDT by mware (Atlantic County, NJ Heart of the Pinelands.)
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To: BurbankKarl

Saw on cnn that a nurse at one of the hospitals went outside for a minute to get a breath of fresh air, and she was held up!


5,785 posted on 08/31/2005 12:46:37 PM PDT by texasbluebell
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To: operation clinton cleanup

Al Sharpton still has heartburn from the Cindy Sheehan bar-b-que in Crawford.


5,786 posted on 08/31/2005 12:46:57 PM PDT by gopwinsin04
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To: All

From the WWL forums, I found a website, where people can enter information so those who need to know about a particular area can click on the pin. Here is the URL http://www.scipionus.com


5,787 posted on 08/31/2005 12:47:40 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: mariabush
I hope you wish Shep would go home because you care for his safety?

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5,788 posted on 08/31/2005 12:47:40 PM PDT by spectre (Spectre's wife)
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To: sinkspur

ME can request them - in mass casualty situations family is often not available.


5,789 posted on 08/31/2005 12:47:51 PM PDT by Thud
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To: r9etb

Yes, it's very disturbing. :<


5,790 posted on 08/31/2005 12:47:59 PM PDT by nwctwx (Everything I need to know, I learned on the Threat Matrix)
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To: Mad Dawgg

That's right. Shep could get these people help if he wanted to. But then there would not be a hot story.


5,791 posted on 08/31/2005 12:48:00 PM PDT by Coldwater Creek ("Over there, Over there, we will be there until it is Over there.")
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To: mware

It's coming soon.


5,792 posted on 08/31/2005 12:48:27 PM PDT by Howlin (Have you check in on this thread: FYI: Hurricane Katrina Freeper SIGN IN Thread)
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To: Thud

MSNBC just showed coffins scattered all over the beach.


5,793 posted on 08/31/2005 12:48:35 PM PDT by mware (Atlantic County, NJ Heart of the Pinelands.)
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To: sandyeggo

Shep further says that HE (And the rest of the crew) would inform the people, if the authorities would inform HIM -- which way should the refugees walk?


5,794 posted on 08/31/2005 12:48:46 PM PDT by Cboldt
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To: spectre

Just getting back home.......where are all those people in the street coming from and where are they going?


5,795 posted on 08/31/2005 12:49:00 PM PDT by Howlin (Have you check in on this thread: FYI: Hurricane Katrina Freeper SIGN IN Thread)
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To: texasbluebell

I don't know what those lawless goons are thinking. They interviewed a looter on WDSU asking him if he felt good about what he was doing. The guy said yea, it feels good, wouldn't you feel good? And the reporter said, but it's just wrong. So the looter says, if it was wrong, the cops would be here blocking us.

No conscience whatsoever. Some human beings are truely idiotic.


5,796 posted on 08/31/2005 12:49:01 PM PDT by Abigail Adams
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To: cgk

It will take 12 hours to get from New Orleans to Houston?


5,797 posted on 08/31/2005 12:49:06 PM PDT by PhiKapMom (AOII Mom -- Allen in 2008)
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To: Howlin

Only high res from yesterday and before... waiting on more. There are major changes to the landscape around the lake, the bays to the east, SE LA,etc. I think LA maps will need to be redrawn in the future.

http://ianlivingston.com/weather/images/2005/highres_before_small.jpg
http://ianlivingston.com/weather/images/2005/highres_after_small.jpg


5,798 posted on 08/31/2005 12:49:20 PM PDT by nwctwx (Everything I need to know, I learned on the Threat Matrix)
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To: mware

Where??


5,799 posted on 08/31/2005 12:49:46 PM PDT by Howlin (Have you check in on this thread: FYI: Hurricane Katrina Freeper SIGN IN Thread)
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To: nwctwx

This post is wonderful! Just forwarded it to friends who are anxiously wondering whether their home and business is still intact in Biloxi.

Many, many thanks!


5,800 posted on 08/31/2005 12:49:49 PM PDT by NautiNurse ("I'd rather see someone go to work for a Republican campaign than sit on their butt."--Howard Dean)
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