[bwteim]

Did you just hear the professor on CNN?

His estimates are in the thousands..... anybody catch that?

[bwteim]

A Professor Van Heerden.

[nicmarlo]

I am not at home, so do not have access to either t.v. or radio....

please ping me if you get information concerning that.

thanks.

[WxMan2000]

I caught that. Of the 20% who did not evacuate, 'computer models' estimate 1/3 drowned. The numbers he used were horrific....claiming there were 200,000-300,000 left. 1/3 of those...

[Matchett-PI]

"Did you just hear the professor on CNN? His estimates are in the thousands..... anybody catch that?"

Yes. I rewound my videotape and here are the basics:

Wolf Blizer was interviewing Ivor Van Heerden of the LSU Hurricane Center. Wolf said that he heard there may be thousands who died.

Dr. Heerden said, "I understand that 80% of the people followed the order to evacuate. That means that there were 250,000 to 300,000 people who were left in New Orleans. According to our computer models, 1/3 of those have drowned."

If my figures are correct, that would mean that he estimates the dead in NO to number between 80,000 and 100,000.!!!! WOW!!! Can that be true???