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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
Bulldog arguing with SOMEONE about whether to leave a small contingent to guard the firemen.
Not being buggable in this day and age could easily be a crucial survival skill! THANKS!
It might, but no further than it did during the Watts or Rodney King episodes. The stability of the nation is not in jeopardy the way it might be if we had seen a nuclear bomb go off in New Orleans with a similar casualty count. The thought that such an event could happen anywhere, rather than being the result of a weather and geographic phenomenon specific to a certain part of the country, might lead to the kind of breakdown in order you fear.
your updates are amazing.
And with you and yours!! :o)
Robert Livinston is a former Republican congressman from Louisiana, ousted from leadership due to an affair exposed during the Clinton administration.
Wasn't my problem. Just wanted someone to address it.
Evidently the settings features take care of it.
THX.
My heart truly breaks for these people, but it angers me to hear them complain that they aren't getting any help at all. They were living off of the government, they're stealing from people, they stayed behind to have a hurricane party and they have the audacity to yell that they aren't getting any help?!?! It makes my skin crawl. < /end rant >
Whoa
No, I didn't hear it. The scanner cut out and now I'm getting ... "The server is already full. Try again later."
Tell the fireman to turn around and leave.
TELL THE FIREMEN TO TURN AROUND AND LEAVE! WE CAN'T SECURE THEM!
Damnit....this has gone on far to long....Armed NG have to be deployed...this is more than a local government issue now.....the Feds cannot drop the ball, they are the only ones left who can restore order....Even this morning Bush said this S**t would no longer be tolerated....stop talking Mr. President and start getting these guys in there....people are going to die because of this blatant PC bullsh*t!...
This is crazy - are you sure we are not tapped into a Iraq feed? /sarc
Telling the firemen to leave the Superdome.."We're not addressing the fire in the Dome right now."
Gettin' the dawgs the hell out of Dodge . . . pray for their safety . . . these are you and me, our neighbors, trying to help, and now the people of NO are driving them away and trying to hurt them . . .
Gonna let the SuperDome burn . . . U.S. Military just ordered the NOFD to get out, not go in after the fire, because they cannot secure them . . .
Two words.
Shoot. Them.
holy s***!
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