No that isn't the case. They aren't dying en masse at the convention center. The same shuttles that take these people to vote on election day should've been there to help them get out of the city.
The reality is that people aren't dropping like flies. There have been herculean efforts made to preserve their lives and for you to portray it any other way is just dishonest hyperbole in the extreme. Shame on you.
Yeah, many are uncomfortable, but they are far, far away from eating eachother to stay alive.
So far... but they've been days with no aid at all. You do know we are not talking about the superdome right? This thread, and this group, is at the convention center and have not had water or food since the storm.
The main concern is dehydration. I saw the report from the convention center--the guy said in a disgusted voice that they're breaking into stores to get "chips and candy." So those people are getting some liquids, probably.
It seems to me, though, that it's only those strong enough to go out and loot that are subsisting. I did see one elderly lady's body in a wheelchair at the CC. Some in there willl die of dehydration as time passes, especially considering the heat.
I think the water level is still where it was, impassable in places, so the people who are stranded on rooftops or other isolated places who can't wade through the water who will perish very soon if they get nothing to drink.