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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
That gangs were even fighting in the SuperDome. However, you have to figure those people wanted out once the hurricane had past. They will probably want in on the looting.
Millions of dollars of goods will be okay. Jewelry stores reportedly had looter snipers on the top while looters looted. The pictures show that not all of NO is under water. So they can go to those places too.
One can only hope they get taken down by disease or good ole' snake.
You are absolutely right.
You're basically complaining that nobody predicted that a hurricane-ravaged American city could turn into a war zone. I wouldn't have predicted it. Would you have?
Yes I would have predicted this, and so should have the authorities.
The other thing I am wondering...Are the reporters on location stranded there like everyone else? Or do they come in to do their reports and then get flown to safety?
Maybe, THEN they can continue rescues & evacuations ????
John Zarella is back in Atlanta and on the air now.
I agree - that's why we, as citizens, need to learn the proper lessons...
Those are the ultimate questions, aren't they? It's probably some of both. But, living in NO, knowing the risk that city was at for something like this, they should have been prepared for the absolute worse case scenario, just by virtue of where the city is located. I keep hearing "no one could have predicted the magnitude". That's BS IMO. A category 5 has ALWAYS been possible. They seem to have been just riding on luck, rather than brains.
Baton Rouge? Does anyone know what is going on in Baton Rouge this am? I am hearing reports of the evacuees (some) rioting/looting/shooting in different areas of town. They are shutting the town down - telling people to go home and stay inside.
the bad thing is that the wealthiest part of NO, the CBD and St Charles were least affected by water and are now being looted. I talked to a friend who is a BR cop who was sent to NO and he says looters are filling up the highrises and stealing anyhting that isnt bolted down. Computers, offic equipment, desks, chairs. He said it was like roaches scurrying everywhere. He also wondered where the majority of the NO cops are because they arent downtown
So the reporters drive out again at night and go somewhere nice to sleep?
Count on it. The politicos cover for each other.
Rioting in Baton Rouge? We need to just shoot these SOB's.
It's both. Scope and incompetence. But we haven't had many rehearsals for destruction of this scale.
I fear this will be the problem when the next big earthquake hits the SF Bay Area - no planning, everyone knew it was a possibility, just "not on my watch or in my lifetime".
Careful - there are conflicting reports of what's actually happening there. Let's not fuel speculation on something like that.
If you come across that article again, about the history of funding an improved levee system, would you ping me to it? Thank you.
Total area under disaster declaration is approximately 9,000 square miles.
White House Briefing CNN.
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