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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
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
Perp is cornered in locker room at Superdome.
Looking for a place to take the wounded soldier - probably didn't expect this at the SD
Have most of the family buses left?
Thank you....I had the link working earlier, now I can't connect.
Yeah, it's not like Louisiana, on a relief mission, is a place where a U.S. Soldier expects to get shot . . .
Yes they did. But it seems things have degenerated in NO since that time.
No matter what the skin color, folks who have been on the lower rung of society have been pushed in to the role of representing all of the refugees and that's not accurate.
While a bunch of thugs are grabbing headlines and attention, regular people who are just trying to survive are being lumped in or taken advantage of the dominance of a few idiots with guns and nothing to lose.
The bad news for the thugs is that they will be remembered and they won't be there for the rebuilding. And the rebuilding, recovery, and rescue will resonate in the hearts of many people who just wanted to live.
Furthermore, anyone who turned their back on their family to swim a plasma-screen to the safety of a soon-to-be-flooded project won't be admired by anyone who struggles for a job when the water drops.
In all, this has exposed for anyone who cares to see that there's some that do, there's some that don't, there's some that can't, and there's some that won't.
The last bunch probably won't be supported nearly as much as before. Federal oversight for welfare, etc. notwithstanding.
If I were a cussing person, this is sure the moment for it. I thought I'd lost my capacity to be shocked, but the idea that a soldier attempting to help these people at the SuperDome has been shot is beyond belief.
Saying many prayers.
Won't open for me, either.
It opened for me in my "MuisicMatch Jukebox" program. How or why, I haven't a clue.
I've never even used that program before. lol
Is this on the nets? . . . CNN? Anyone awake at FoxNews . . .
All we need is a few pissed off citizens to step up to the plate. A small legion of rough citizens with guns and an unforgiving attitude versus a few parasitic hoodlums will sort itself out really quickly.
Give 'em the address of this thread and the web address for the scanner.
Prayers for ALL!
Thanks, finally got the link working. Don't hear anything yet on it, but maybe it's just quiet at the moment.
No one reporting from the Superdome at all.
I know...They are not policemen..but some are vets of Iraq and might know how to control a crowd or take out a gunman.
I am more worried about safety of the essential workers and innocent victims than I am about stolen items....I don't give up on taking a few that are shooting at rescuers and threatening others.
I think most folks can distinguish tween looters and refugees
I sure can anyhow.
It is quiet last couple minutes.
You've talked about looters.
Color me confused; when were we NOT talking about we have seen on TV for the last two days?
There's also good survivors, victims in hospitals, the refugees arriving in Houston, the people on rooftops waving flags.
Who are all waiting around to be helped because of the aforementioned looters/murderers/shootists/rapists.
Are you series? How did I miss that?
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