An airboat pulls up to the Memorial Medical Center in New Orleans on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2005. Floodwaters continue to rise in the Crescent City after several levees broke, inundating the city in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
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Posted on 08/31/2005 4:00:15 PM PDT by NautiNurse
President Bush: "We are dealing with one of the worst national disasters in our nation's history." Push has appropriated vast federal resources to assist with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
78,000 people are currently in shelters. New Orleans evacuation continues. 10,000 additional National Guard troops have been called to service.
Hospitals are running low on supplies, and public health concerns include water borne disease, poor sanitation, food and drinking water contamination and shortages, mosquitoes, carbon monixide poisoning from electricity generators, lack of childcare, and the special needs of the elderly.
Links to various news, local and state 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.
Inside Houma Today includes shelter and volunteer updates
WLBT.com Jackson MS
WALA Channel 4 Mobile, AL Includes links to distribution centers, Emergency Ops, etc.
Sun-Herald Gulfport MS Includes link to town by town reports
Mississippi updates via Jackson Ledger
St Bernard Local Government
Alabama Homeland Security Volunteers can sign up online
Alabama DOT
Alabama.gov
Louisiana Homeland Security
Louisiana State Police road closure info
State of Mississippi Website has traffic alerts, emergency contact numbers
Streaming Video:
WWL-TV: http://www.khou.com/perl/common/video/wmPlayer.pl?title=beloint_khou&props=livenoad
WDSU-TV: http://mfile.akamai.com/12912/live/reflector:38843.asx"
WPMI-TV: http://www.wpmi.com/mediacenter/default.aspx?videoId=113739
WKRG-TV: mms://wmbcast.mgeneral.speedera.net/wmbcast.mgeneral/wmbcast_mgeneral_aug262005_1435_95518
WTOK-TV (follow the link on the home page): http://www.wtok.com/
WJTV-TV: mms://wmbcast.mgeneral.speedera.net/wmbcast.mgeneral/wmbcast_mgeneral_aug262005_1435_95563
Gulf Coast Storm Network (radio): http://www.stormalert.net/main.html#
Related FR Threads:
FYI: Hurricane Katrina Freeper SIGN IN Thread
Discussion Thread - Hurricane Katrina - What Went Wrong?!?
Post Hurricane Katrina IMAGES Here
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 XI
Katrina Live Thread, Part X
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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
You are probably right! Corrupt to the core!
That photo needs to be saved for the tribunal.
Yep, thats why I couldnt change channels fast enough.
Jesse is probably busy fathering some more bastards, and Sharpton is headed in the other direction at 110mph, according to the police.
As a matter of fact they had some earthquakes out my way in the California Desert this afternoon...
There is a federal law you have to release prisoners if you cant guarantee their safety.
: Mayor Declares Martial LAW In NEW ORLEANS!!
At this point, he might as well declare MARITIME LAW and charge the looters with PIRACY."
That's funny!!! And coming from someone with the appropriate screen name to boot!
I'm sorry about my confusion on this. Are we talking about now? Or, are we talking about buses taking people out before the storm? If they were taking them out before was it out of town or to the Super Dome?
I read that it was tracked to go west of 90 and it never got west of 89.6.
This sounds like Scrappleface. That is why buses should have been sent around town picking up residents on Saturday & early Sunday. Maybe I'm wrong, but I got the impression that buses did not help until time to take people to the Super-dome...then it was too late.
Probably true. I reminded my husband tonight while cooking dinner that they would be getting their checks today and his comment was if they had them last weekend they probably could have evacuated.
Fine, you and me both.
But what if you couldn't get out, would you still not go to the SuperDome but stay in wooden house ten feet below sea level?
NOAA predicted Katrina's storm track precisely as early as Friday.
It struck the Gulf Coast within 50miles of the forecast they gave at that time. Somewhere, on some thread or other, there is a compilation of their predicted track ... incredible accuracy with this storm.
An airboat pulls up to the Memorial Medical Center in New Orleans on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2005. Floodwaters continue to rise in the Crescent City after several levees broke, inundating the city in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
I just saw them say 475 buses will be taking them to Texas
Couple of hours back at the most.
Was still daylight.
Oh, I agree; I dread seeing the National Guard getting those people out of there.
Some of them just are not going to want to go.
God bless Texas.
We saw this tonight, a caravan of FEMA Buses: they were swerving around stuff on the interstate... NICE buses.... commented these people are probably thrilled, a nice comfy seat, air conditioning and restrooms...
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