Katrina Live Thread, Part XI

Various ^ | 30 August 2005 | Various

[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

[Coldwater Creek]

Have you ever been on hot concrete in 90+ weather and no water. My guess is that there are a lot more just like him.

[BurbankKarl]

Bourbon and Canal....store fire.

[dfwgator]

I expect we will see a huge improvement in the next 24 hours now that Feds have taken over

I pray it isn't day late and dollar short.

[afnamvet]

Martin Nelson, a meteorologist at the National Hurricane Center, said the northern part of the eyewall came ashore at Grand Isle, about 97 kilometers south of New Orleans, at about 5 a.m. (local time). It was moving northward at 24 kilometers per hour.

Does this help?

[pies]

Obviously you know nothing about dehydration and children. That child needs help and soon.

[colorado tanker]

This just makes me ill. I swear I'll never complain again about having to shovel out of a three-foot blizzard.

[Peach]

Yes, sir, the boys are back in town.

I felt such a sense of relief, I was able to leave the house for the first time since Monday afternoon. And I kept hearing Cheney during the 2000 election saying "Help is on the way".

[BurbankKarl]

Mayor Says Thousands
May Be Dead in New Orleans

Wall Street Journal

The full scale of Katrina's devastation remained elusive and yet clearly appeared to be far worse than what authorities had been prepared to deal with. New Orleans, a major American city with a population of half a million has effectively been abandoned. Wednesday afternoon, Mayor Ray Nagin said hundreds, and maybe thousands, of residents have died, and Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco has ordered a full evacuation of the city. Ten of thousands of refugees still need to be evacuated, but the city, now largely under water, looks be unlivable for weeks if not months to come.

[sinkspur]

are people/businesses without flood insurance going to set fire to their places?

The Quarter is such a volatile place; everything is so close together.

Remember Grand Forks, ND in 1993? The city flooded from the Mississippi overflow, then a fire in one of the buildings spread and destroyed everything that the flood didn't.

[Mr. Jeeves]

Islamic extremists rejoiced in America's misfortune, giving the storm a military rank and declaring in Internet chatter that "Private" Katrina had joined the global jihad, or holy war. With "God's help," they declared, oil prices would hit $100 a barrel this year.

Interesting how both Islamic and Christian extremists think God is using hurricanes as bowling balls to smite America.

[Diddle E. Squat]

I think that angry lady on CNN had some good points, but I bet you $1 million that she voted for Blanco.

[Fitzcarraldo]

Last post:

To: Guenevere
G. all you other wonderful folks, it is so nice that you
 are concerned about us, this is something we will never
 forget. As I always say, we got the best cyber
 neighborhood in the world right here on ATRW.

179 posted on 08/28/2005 3:29:51 PM PDT by gulfcoast6 

[Coldwater Creek]

Gulf Port and Biloxi as well.

[dfwgator]

I think a lot of our priorities just got rearranged.

[gopwinsin04]

Humanitarian C137's now landing at Louis Armstrong International Aiport.

[Mr. Jeeves]

The sicko extremists sure gave Katrina a pretty low rank.

Well, you know what they think of women. If it had been "Joe", they would have made him a General. ;)

[dfwgator]

, but this whole event is going to make Shep Smith a different man.

I think pretty much everyone in this country is going to be different because of this.

[BurbankKarl]

President Bush looks out the window of Air Force One inspecting damage from Hurricane Katrina while flying over New Orleans en route back to the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2005.

[IamConservative]

Besides the good citizens, looters not withstanding, there goes about the only thing worth saving in New Orleans - the Quarter.

[Cboldt]

I could NOT believe the that official who wouldn't talk to Shep, on national TV, no less. Wouldn't look at him, wouldn't answer him. I was astounded.

Deer in the headlights. I wonder if she has a comfy place to hang out while the city drowns, or if she has suffered a personal loss in this.

It's way to easy to be critical. She's likely a public relations assignment, and has no direct ability to cause resource delivery. This is a huge disaster. Obviously, the coordination is lacking, and the lack of coordination is not a surprize.