I'm in the newspaper business (sad but true) ... if you were able to get this information from your friend, I can't understand why the MSM isn't reporting this. What are they waiting for ... official confirmation? Surely, they can get someone to talk - anyone.
I have heard the media reporting that rescuers are just passing by bodies, concentrating on rescuing those alive.
That did give me some pause. If they had to pass the bodies by, there must be a significant number to deal with.
I also saw a report from Miss. where two men described how they jumped out the window of a house when a wall of water hit. Sounds very ominous.
Alot of times our cable and TV media is outscooped. (as we well know)
JellyJam,
I spent years working on newspapers and magazines also, and as I've been watching this on TV it is pretty obvious the media just isn't getting the full scale of the disaster out yet.
Don't know why. I've seen and heard reports where the reporters were actually choked up. If they are there seeing this with their own eyes I can only guess it is because they are trying to help authorities keep a major panic at bay.