Members of the Florida Taskforce 3 prepare to work their way through the destroyed remains of homes and buuildings in east Biloxi.
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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.
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10:26 AM CDT on Thursday, September 1, 2005
10:26 A.M. - Hoss: What's frightening is that city leaders cannot give a concrete answer regarding the time it will take to rescue people from their roofs and get them to safety.
10:24 A.M. - Hoss: Those rescued didn't care where they were going. They were happy to be off their roofs, with food to eat.
10:14 A.M. - Hoss: "It was very surreal" - on describing the looting. People were relying on word of mouth to get information. People were still walking to the Superdome even after the dome had already begun evacuating.
I am at a meeting in a building in downtown Baton Rouge six or eight blocks from the RiverCenter where the "refugees" are being housed.
The building management just announced that, at the request of the State Police, the building is being locked down due to rioting and looting downtown.
Hopefully, the building's management is overacting.
San Antonio still trying to raise Defender 5 . . . but either he doesn't answer or is out of range . . .
Members of the Florida Taskforce 3 prepare to work their way through the destroyed remains of homes and buuildings in east Biloxi.
They can declare it .. but can't enforce it??
Contrary to many media reports, martial law has not been declared in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, because no such term exists in Louisiana state law[4]. Rather, a state of emergency has been declared, which does give some powers similar to that of martial law. On the evening of August 31, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin did declare "martial law" (in name at least) in the city and said that "officers don't have to worry about civil rights and Miranda rights in stopping the looters." [5]
what do you mean, has no merit? there are plenty of reports today about these thugs taking shot at boats, buses, helicopters. are those all lies?
the MSM will pick this up & run with it - now we'll be seeing the Houston homeless too
A member of the Florida Taskforce 3 makes his way past an American flag that was recovered from the destroyed remains of a home in east Biloxi.
I heard that....I wonder where they plan to house them.
Very true! The only other option is to give every city in the US (even the small ones) a family to take care of.....Spread them out, and make them manageable!
Spare me the Gorelick wall legalism. Of course the mayor and gov dropped the ball, but the President has authority to intervene in a nat'l emergency. He has already done so. But there are legitimate questions as to the speed and size of the fed response.
Can't other states help? Have they offered to help?
A member of the Florida Taskforce 3 begins to show the wear of the long searches in East Biloxi.
Thanks for update- keep us posted...stay safe.
10:34 AM CDT on Thursday, September 1, 2005
10:34 A.M. - Hoss: Stories of armed, roving gangs going around town looting every business they come across have been overexaggerated by the national media.
Patience.
Dora the dog sits stranded on a roof.
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