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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
I'm so glad that there are organized and effective efforts going on in BR, cajungirl. I imagine BR has received and helped many refugees . . . I wish they would report something about that and how other LA cities are helping.
I guess they are focusing on NO because that is the *worst* situation. I have seen coverage of MS and AL, but not nearly as much as in NO.
Everything still sounds to be a go with the buses - no word of holding it back (this is how I take it)
Thank you!
On this same frequence are people trying to coordinate buses coming into stadium.
Relocating these people to a closed Military Installation is the ONLY way to do it. They need to get on the ball with this.
Guardsman doing most of the talking at the dome is Bulldog5 . . . I'm guessing from Georgia . . . hunker down hairy dawgs . . .
Great idea! Thanks!
iT COULD CONCEIVABLY be in the ref files of FR home page. I just don't know.
Also, many different kinds of websites have such lists. DOGPILE.COM could search for them. Especially some prophetic sites have such lists.
Do we know for certain if the jails were emptied? I know there was some confusion about this yesterday.
Apparently she doesn't realize then, that SHE is part of the problem.
Clearing frequency for coms until "we get this fire put out" . . .
I know this is 20/20 hindsight, but wouldn;t you think with 20,ooo+ poeple on site such a vehicle would already be there, or at least the route be established?
LOL!
That's the smartest idea yet...we've all been wondering why not go to a defunct base. Hooah Huckabee!
WWL:
Updates as they come in on Katrina
07:00 AM CDT on Thursday, September 1, 2005
Tom Planchet
7:00 A.M. - "For the next two or three months, in this area, there will not be any commerce, at all. No electricity, no restaurants. This is the real deal. It's not living conditions." -- New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin.
these people are putting their lives at risk to help the people of N.O. and they are being attacked by thugs of N.O.
Do you know if they are going to do security checks before they put them on a bus to Houston? Who is to say they don't hijack the bus driver??
I just went to the Threat Matrix and left a message.
I don't know who they belong to but they are working now."
Get the job done, ask for permission later !
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I understand there are dial-up complaints because of the long thread.
Are you going to start a new thread or do you want one of us to? Am happy to do it--just don't want to duplicate or overstep.
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