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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
Over on this thread
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1474647/posts
they are reporting that the story of the soldier having been shot has been confirmed by numerous sources and IS NOT a hoax (after some banter that it may be a hoax - the freeper that made the hoax assertion on that thread has since recanted the claim)
Personally I'm listening to the scanner link right now and it sounds as real as any other I've listened to, though I am no expert. I can't imagine how someone would/could go to the trouble to fake the scanner talk.
any more on the shooting??
"The other thread is back up and running! "
Cool, Thank you, I missed that; I'm listening/watching/reading to 4 different things at once ;-0
Watch your language and knock off the personal attacks.
You may be right but I somehow doubt it. I have a feeling that this is just the beginning of things to come. We in America have turned our back on God why should we think that His back will not turn on us?
Ms. Casey's Daughter
here are the 10 codes in case anyone needs them
http://archimedes.galilei.com/raiar/code-10.html
My wife and I lived in an apartment (1st flr of 3 story) next to the corner of Roscoe and Reseda, in Northridge. That morning, I only saw one guy go in and walk away with 2 cases of beer from the 7-Eleven. Hundreds of people were civil, allowing the employees to go in and get what the customer wanted (no one was allowed to go in the store). It was actually nice that the store was conducting any business considering no power.
[New Orleans Times-Picayune forum]Looking for: (missing people)
[Atlanta Jounal Constitution] Searching for....
"We in America have turned our back on God why should we think that His back will not turn on us?"
America may have turned its back to God (although polls show the younger people are turning that around) - but I sincerely doubt that God has turned his back on us. And who knows - terrible disasters have occured in the past which I believe were God's judgements - so I'd be a fool to say that it won't happen again - or that this might not be one of them.
But - regardless of wheather it is "God's Judgement" or the normal "everyday" natural disaster - God won't turn his back on us.
PUT ON FNC NOW!!!
Jeff Goldblum is telling about how he was almost shot tonight
Says it is a mad house there in NO
Oh good Lord, did you hear him talk about the guy that was about the drink the stagnant, sewage laden water? And how about those guys in the Ryder truck. "F*** the police!" It sounds like friggin Mad Max out there.
I missed the beginning... caught the water thing again, but missed the shooting part.... what did he say?
The company I worked for, Packard Bell / NEC, had already made the decision to move to Salt Lake City, before the Northridge Quake, and the quake sped up the move.
My wife and I are still here now, and happy to be here.
During the L.A. riots, I was a kid living up Chevy Chase in Glendale. Those were scary times.
"We have done far many more things that the Lord would not be just if He did not judge us."
I never said God won't judge us - just that he won't turn his back on us (at least not until the Final Judgement).
Several years ago a Chinese Christian who was involved in smuggling bibles to China was speaking and said that the Christians in China were praying that American Christians would be persecuted the way that they were - it was a real faith builder! I went up to her afterwards and said "Thanks for all your prayers - but can you cut it out! :-)
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