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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
The unrest is spreading to Baton Rouge.
http://joshbritton.com/2005/09/01/baton-rouge-situation/
Expect the chaos to reach Houston and San Antonio as the busses of NO refugees arrive.
THIS SITUATION ABSOLUTELY SUCKS . . . unthinkable . . .
"I never thought I would hear US SPECIAL FORCES dispatched to protect a US HOSPITAL from US CITIZENS."
Might be drug addicts needing to stay close to a source.
Looters stealing food, xray machines, whatever, would have left.
innocent people in New Orleans are going to die because rescuers have to delay efforts to save them due to lawless thieves in the city
Maybe now city governments everywhere will realize the absolute cancerous effects of gangs in communities. It is these types causing these problems now.
They are no-good, worthless scum with no real humanity left in them when they are capable of doing what they are this sad situation. Rather that helping, they are still opportunistic shameless thugs and the more of them they get rid of now, the better.
lol!
Hospitals verifying radio contact.
WWL, the brain-dead governor is coming soon for a press conference. Yet another...
Ping
I'm dumbstruck. Is the Battle of New Orleans "on"?
That;s not fair I couldn't get the link to open... can you give it again?
Totally agree. But the air rescue is booming, the bus evac conveys started moving an hour ago, so we may be turning the corner.
Please stop. The rumors about Baton Rouge are just NOT TRUE. NONE of THEM!!! I am in contact with people in the area and they are seeing NONE of this.
ping to 4601
With all due respect I think I disagree with you on to readership numbers today. Due to circumstances of this 'event', I think there is more news flying around here than a person just sitting and watching a single channel in his/her office could ever hope to get. If some is raw scanner news you could say it is public, but it is sometimes wrong and could get people needlessly concerned. Guess you could look at IP addresses on web servers over the next few weeks to see if that is case, however. Just my opinion.
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