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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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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.
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Tropical Storm 12
Revived from "obvious death" with an ice chip. Perhaps that might just indicate you were, in fact being just a little overly dramatic.
Holy crap. If you hear updates, please let me know. I hope the SWAT teams get good head shots and take these guys out.
I'm wondering if we will see congressional hearings over all this incompetence, asking the elected officials some hard questions. And I think we will all be appalled at what we hear.
The mom said he was "sick" in fact. Sitting there with a fever, no water and no help. Lord.
Dehydration is lethal. All your organs shut down or are damaged.
You're an idiot.
Report on another thread that women are being raped in the SuperDome
That little boy looked to be in terrible condition. I swear, I thought he was dying. And he still might be. Breaks my heart.
This is interesting, since I'm usually accused of being a Bushbot (which I am).
BORED? BORED?
Now I know why comments have been pulled left and right in the past few days.
I recently saw "Isaac's Storm" on The History Channel about the Galveston Hurricane, I wept openly at the story of the orphanage and the nuns who tied the children with rope hoping to save them. At the end, I took solace at the thought that at least today, with all of our technology we would never face that again. As we have learned today, I was sadly mistaken.
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The sicko extremists sure gave Katrina a pretty low rank.
On CNN.
CNN reporting a fire downtown now.
It is a long way to Texas. These people need help this very minute.
I don't know, sounds like the French Quarter is fast becoming Fallujah with all the looting.
This is worse than 9-11 in my opinion. That was quick; this is slow torture.
Looter-caused?
I just left that lovely young woman a message of thanks and a suggestion. Thank you asking freepers to welcome her and encourage her generosity, tomkat.
I'm in Memphis as I type this. But I agree completely with everything else you said. And just during the time of Shepard's report, it looks like significant progress is being made in that direction. My simple point is, the scene is disasterous enough without embellishment.
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