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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: meanie monster

He could contact the National Guard, explain the situation and ask what they suggest or if they can use him.


6,441 posted on 08/31/2005 4:08:11 PM PDT by foreign devil
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To: All

but you can drop foodand water on that bridge or close


6,442 posted on 08/31/2005 4:09:03 PM PDT by jhny7 (made in USA tested in japan mess with USA we'll use it again)
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To: gopwinsin04

20 Oil Rigs "MISSING" in the Gulf of Mexico...

Shell Mars is HEAVILY damaged..

OMG! ONLY Good News is the Oil Port is OPEN!

Anyone have news on the Oil Support Base at the very end of the Mississippi??


6,443 posted on 08/31/2005 4:09:21 PM PDT by tcrlaf
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To: don-o

That is because the radio audience in Los Angeles heard that the looting was "The White Man's Fault" on KFI


6,444 posted on 08/31/2005 4:10:11 PM PDT by BurbankKarl
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To: sinkspur; SauronOfMordor
No owner in his right mind would rebuild in Louisiana unless he had an iron-clad guarantee that something like this would never happen again. And that can't be done, given where NO is located.

I agree with you both, though yesterday I was told that I was totally exaggerating. At the VERY least, the priceless history of that city will be gone.

6,445 posted on 08/31/2005 4:11:11 PM PDT by proud American in Canada
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To: meanie monster

Where is he now? I would recommend he contact the nearest Marine unit and check in with them.

I looked at the USMC website and there is NOTHING about checkin procedures for people caught in this mess. 4th MAW/MARDIV websites are down.


6,446 posted on 08/31/2005 4:11:36 PM PDT by Not A Snowbird (Official RKBA Landscaper and Arborist, Duchess of Green Leafy Things)
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To: meanie monster

NAVY TELEPHONE HELPLINE: 1-877-414-5358
This line will be staffed 24 hours by active duty Navy volunteers and will have connectivity with Navy, FEMA and other government agencies. They will try their very best to answer questions regarding the status of Navy family members, but please be aware that communication in the region is still inconsistent.


here you go


6,447 posted on 08/31/2005 4:11:38 PM PDT by BurbankKarl
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To: BurbankKarl

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE
TELEPHONE HELPLINE: 1-800-435-9941
This site is intended for Air Force or military, DOD, government audiences only. It contains information for Hurricane Katrina Entitlements; Evacuation Allowances;


6,448 posted on 08/31/2005 4:12:06 PM PDT by BurbankKarl
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To: SandyInSeattle

Tell him to check into the watch at the nearest Marine Corps post or station...

They will direct from there...


6,449 posted on 08/31/2005 4:13:01 PM PDT by tcrlaf
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To: tcrlaf
Tell him to check into the watch at the nearest Marine Corps post or station

That's what I said he should do.

Frankly I'm surprised there's no guidance on HQMC's website.

6,450 posted on 08/31/2005 4:14:47 PM PDT by Not A Snowbird (Official RKBA Landscaper and Arborist, Duchess of Green Leafy Things)
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To: SandyInSeattle

Well if the Marines are like the Army you check in with your nearest recruiter if you cant connect to your home unit.


6,451 posted on 08/31/2005 4:15:19 PM PDT by aft_lizard (This space waiting for a post election epiphany it now is: Question Everything)
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To: TYVets
Amazing Simulation.
New Orleans as the water rises.


Where is the simulation?
6,452 posted on 08/31/2005 4:15:33 PM PDT by Mago
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To: mariabush; Txsleuth
It won't be anytime until people will have forgotten that the President said that it was going to take a long time, just like Iraq

That's true, but the key difference is, with the WOT, it's wars, obvious and maybe not so otherwise, that happen far away. Once the tower rubble was cleaned up, people began to forget.

Here, people are going to see that it takes a while to rebuild, oh, say, I-10. It will be happening right under our noses and won't be so easy to forget/ignore.

6,453 posted on 08/31/2005 4:15:52 PM PDT by proud American in Canada
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To: mariabush; Txsleuth
It won't be anytime until people will have forgotten that the President said that it was going to take a long time, just like Iraq

That's true, but the key difference is, with the WOT, it's wars, obvious and maybe not so otherwise, that happen far away. Once the tower rubble was cleaned up, people began to forget.

Here, people are going to see that it takes a while to rebuild, oh, say, I-10. It will be happening right under our noses and won't be so easy to forget/ignore.

6,454 posted on 08/31/2005 4:15:58 PM PDT by proud American in Canada
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To: meanie monster

Ping to #6451. Everybody seems to be answering me now instead of you. :-)


6,455 posted on 08/31/2005 4:16:58 PM PDT by Not A Snowbird (Official RKBA Landscaper and Arborist, Duchess of Green Leafy Things)
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To: tcrlaf
20 Oil Rigs "MISSING" in the Gulf of Mexico...

Source please...

6,456 posted on 08/31/2005 4:17:39 PM PDT by CedarDave (VietNam Vet Remembers -- This Time SUPPORT the Troops, COMPLETE the Mission)
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To: meanie monster

August 30, 2005

Marines rescue stranded hurricane victims

By Christian Lowe and Christopher Munsey
Times staff writer


Marines rescued more than 100 people stranded by the destruction of Hurricane Katrina Monday after tides and high winds pummeled cities along the Gulf of Mexico coast.

Leathernecks with the Reserve’s reinforced 3rd Platoon, Alpha Company, 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, based in Gulfport, Miss., navigated the debris-filled streets of Biloxi late Aug. 29, plucking dazed citizens from their battered homes.

About 130 people were rescued by the Marines, who drove two AAV7 Amphibious Assault Vehicles through the destruction.

The amtrackers took the flood victims “to a designated drop-off point where they were returned to safety by civilian authorities,” according to a news release from Naval Construction Battalion Center Gulfport. One amtrac in the operation rescued 100 people, making four trips with 25 victims crammed into the crew compartment, a Navy spokeswoman said.

Navy Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalions 1, 7 and 133 — based in Gulfport — are clearing a 10-mile-long stretch of road to the nearby town of Pass Christian so civilian authorities could rescue stranded citizens there, the spokeswoman said.

The Marine amtrackers headed to the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Gulfport today for rescue operations there, but no further details were available.

Katrina pummeled the Gulf coast after it made landfall Monday, unleashing 145-mph winds and pushing a rain-fueled storm surge that broke through a levee protecting low-lying New Orleans. The break put 80 percent the historic city under as much as 20 feet of water, forcing the evacuation of tens of thousands of people who had did not heed warnings to leave the city during the weekend.

Officials along the Gulf coast of Mississippi reported as many as 80 people killed by the storm in one county, a death toll that officials throughout the region say will likely rise.


6,457 posted on 08/31/2005 4:17:49 PM PDT by BurbankKarl
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