May they rest in peace, I'm so thankful that my wife is doing alright, she's at Keesler AFB, the base is devastated, but no casualties.
My God, have mercy! :(
Search and Rescue and Current Needs: http://www.mirawebdesign.com/katrina.html
FLOOD AID UPDATE: Here are some places you can donate to hurricane Katrina relief: (Bumped to top -- scroll down for current posts.)
http://www.redcross.org/
Catholic Charities: http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/news/katrina.cfm
is involved, and probably has lots of resources to draw on in the heavily Catholic New Orleans area.
Austin Bay is recommending Episcopal Relief and Development.http://www.er-d.org/
Liz at Rightalk suggests that animal lovers donate to the
https://secure.hsus.org/01/disaster_relief_fund_2005?
Here's a link to Mennonite Disaster Services http://www.mds.mennonite.net/. The Sanity Inspector says they're highly efficient.
Reader Peter Viditto recommends The Mercy Corps
http://www.mercycorps.org/
Here's the link for Methodist Relief http://www.methodistrelief.org/site/pp.asp?c=bhKNI4PHIpE&b=876335.
The Salvation Army http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/ does good work. (WalMart just gave them a million dollars, but that's just the barest beginning of what's needed.)
Hugh Hewitt recommends Samaritan's Purse http://www.samaritanspurse.com/
Scott Ott recommends Southern Baptist Disaster Relief http://www.namb.net/site/c.9qKILUOzEpH/b.224451/k.7BDB/Disaster_Relief_Homepage.htm
Jay Allen has a further suggestion:
I would suggest people donate through their companies whenever possible. Most major corporations offer matching funds to the dollar for charitable donations. Find who's collecting money for relief efforts, then file for a match through your employer instead of sending to the agency directly.
Not bad -- if your employer is supporting this.
Chuck Simmins is tracking corporate donations http://blog.simmins.org/2005/08/katrina-donations-begin.html
UPDATE: The plan for tomorrow's flood-aid blogburst: I'd like each blogger participating to put up a post recommending a charity, or other action to help, and linking back to this post where I'll keep a comprehensive list of both bloggers and charities. Basically, a Carnival of Hurricane Relief. That way readers of any blog will have ready access to recommendations on all the blogs. If anyone has a better idea, let me know.
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THE MUDVILLE GAZETTE has a massive roundup on the military response to Katrina, which is quite extensive
http://www.mudvillegazette.com/archives/003462.html
Courtesy of Hewitt at http://instapundit.com/
Also Craigslist has lost and found list for family members and those who can help in any way:
http://neworleans.craigslist.org/laf/
Search and Rescue and current needs: http://www.mirawebdesign.com/katrina.html
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It is horrific, but as they begin to reach all the areas that so far have gone unsearched, I fear we will find more and more.
No words. God help them all.
Hugh Hewitt
http://hughhewitt.com/archives/2005/08/28-week/index.php#a000171
Responsibility
August 30, 2005 11:15 PM PST
At the time of the Los Angeles riots, I wrote a piece for the May 3, 1992 Los Angeles Times titled "When Television Throws a Riot." It isn't available in the online archives, but the thrust of it was that televsion coverage can and does communicate invitations to lawlessness which are acted on by people who realize that there is no threat of police arriving and arrest.
This same dynamic seems to be taking over in New Orleans right now, and even though very few folks are watching television with the power out, news still travels instantly, and television producers have got to discipline themselves to refuse to broadcast pictures of and locations of looting, especially in the areas outside of New Orleans. The government cannot enforce such a ban, but it is very much in the interest of the people in the devastated region these media outlets purport to serve to downplay civil unrest. The national shows also need to avoid throwing fuel on the fire. If you want more civil unrest, broadcast pictures of civil unrest and the cell phones and blackberries will do the rest.
I am also concerned that Senator Vitter is correct that media reports are adding to an overall sense of panic in New Orleans. Time for the media folks who have been up for 36 or 48 hours to go home and take a shift off, and let cooler, fresher heads make the news calls.
Similarly, moderators at bulletin boards have to be careful to avoid allowing fear mongers to post junk without any sources whatsoever. There's enough dire news as it is. Rumors only add to the worry and fear of families that are out of communication.
I would appreciate any pointers to (1)coast guard bloggers, (2)civil engineering blogs that are discussing the levee breaks, and (3)word on whether the elevators in the many high rises in downtown New Orleans have been checked for trapped people.
I expect that the outpouring of generosity by Americans on behalf of Americans will surprise us all. See Insatpundit for a list of organizations, and N.Z. Bear for a list of bloggers participating in Thursday's Blogs-across-America relief effort.
Bravo to You Big Mouth You for highlighting corporate generosity.
My e-mail is hugh@hughhewitt.com.
Living here in S. Fla. the original track took this over my house in S. Palm Beach - within hours it tracked south and the eye went over my son's home in Miami - he had no damage and only lost electricity. How lucky we have been here this season. Prayers for all.
With sorrow I send my prayers to Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for those suffering, and for you, my FReind, for that which you have had to witness.
It is a fool who builds his home upon the sand and remains there in the face of a Class 5 storm.
Perhaps the "It can't happen to me" syndrome took over.
Such is why Qaeda can have such a 2nd success. Now is a perfect time while we're distracted and our assets are so concentrated.
God shall have His mercy as we all pick up the pieces of broken and ended lives.
Prayers for Romulus, Askel 5, and others from New Orleans and Louisiana
Prayers for the Victims of Hurricane Katrina
Catholic Caucus: Virgin of Prompt Succor - Hurricanes and Dangers
How about a Prayer for the Kat Hurricane folks Drstevej former freeper
I'm certain that from all states (even a death in Kentucky, a 10-year-old sucked into a culvert) that it will run to near or into five figures, half of whom will never be known for sure.
Please understand, I'm not trying to denigrate him, I'm just hoping he's wrong.
This is so very sad.
May God grant them pardon and remission of their sins, and rest in a place of brightness, a place of verdure, where the sight of His countenance rejoices the saints from all the ages!
Memory eternal! Memory eternal! Memory eternal!
Sending prayers to you & your friend & all who are faced with this terrible task of recovery. I have been praying steadily for all who have been affected & lost so much: I'd forgotten to pray for those who are trying to help, and finding so few to help. It must cut at the very soul. Thank you for bringing us the information.
Wow... Absolutely staggering. My prayers added to all.
wow....
My God.
Dear Lord in heaven, this is so tragic. Continuous prayers for everyone involved.
Has this been confirmed? I remember after Andrew, there were many reports of "Thousands dead", and these reports all came from "credible witnesses". Turned out that these reports became urban legends. After the storm and the official count was so low, conspiracy theories arose, I heard them from LEO even!
I have no doubt the numbers will be higher than they are now, but perhaps this person is relaying a particularly gruesome find, and somehow generalizing it to the entire area..