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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
All the crazies clearly aren't just in and near NOLA.....blame em all for the crimes of a few crew in fine form.
I feel like I'm in a parallel universe.
Because I lost the feed twice and restarted it it was the same thing as before, in fact identical.
Trouble is you're just trying to debate the least important issue on the thread right now.
Of course not...your doing such a good job of MAKING STUFF UP!
No prisoners have been realeased so if you dont knwo the facts then dont post made up CRAP
Well dang... I just lost it now.
Great and thanks for the update.
But, could be that the troublemakers are those released prisoners.
I am still worried about those people in the attics.
But there wasn't a natural disaster combined with it at the time. We were there at the time and it was pretty tenuous in the area. And not just in Watts but through out the region. Scary.
Sorry,
Just getting to your post. It is about a "Renagade Bus" that showed up at the astrodome. You really would have read from a ways back to really understand it all.
I stand by my Titanic anology...:-)
Still have the scanner on here, not a lot of talking at the moment.
I can't get it to play again now...
So what did we hear?
Where will they be? Houston? I bet they're thrilled about that.
The last bunch probably won't be supported nearly as much as before.
The Cindy Sheehan Effect?
'Vain' = using Christianity for vanity or more likely, personal gain.
Could be the looters have taken over the police scanners. Either that or the looters and police have joined forces.
Gosh - be nice.
I asked a question, someone asked me about it and we were discussing it. Gee. And, I did read some comments on the posts about prisoners, marauding gun-toting people and something about a renegade bus or buses. Just sue me.
I am trying to find out.
I had to be there? :-)
Thanks.
winnap wouldn't open it either... I have XP with cable and it still won't work ~LOL~
whether it is true or not I don't know, but it has been reported prisoners were released.
True enough!
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