Katrina Live Thread, Part XIII

Various ^ | 1 September 2005 | Various

[NautiNurse]

28,000 National Guard troops are deployed to the disaster areas in Mississippi, Alabama, and to Louisiana, where SWAT teams are working to combat the looters and shooters in New Orleans. Additional 1400 National Guard troops are being deployed daily.

Shootings reported at a New Orleans hospital, rescue boats, and a military helicopter, while conditions continue to deteriorate at the SuperDome amid refugee deaths and chaos. Evacuation of New Orleans continues.

House Speaker Dennis Hastert has voiced serious doubts about rebuilding New Orleans with federal funds, while assuring the people of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida that the United States Congress stands ready to help them in their time of need. New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin issued a "desperate SOS."

Doctors at two desperately crippled hospitals in New Orleans called The Associated Press Thursday morning pleading for rescue, "We have been trying to call the mayor's office, we have been trying to call the governor's office ... we have tried to use any inside pressure we can. We are turning to you. Please help us," said Dr. Norman McSwain, chief of trauma surgery at Charity Hospital, the largest of two public hospitals.

The Port of New Orleans is now open to shallow draft vessels. Congress is reconvening in an emergency session. International offers to assist the U.S. have been received from Russia, Japan, Canada, France, Honduras, Germany, Venezuela, Jamaica, Australia, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Greece, Hungary, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Mexico, China, South Korea, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, NATO and the Organization of American States.

Jesse Jackson has arrived in Louisiana...

Links to various news, local and state government websites:

WLOX TV Biloxi, Gulfport, Pascagula has link to locate family and friends
2theAdvocate - Baton Rouge Includes Slidell, St. John Parish, St. Bernard Parish updates, and other locations.
NOLA.com
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
Gulfport News via Topix.net
WAFB Baton Rouge
Mobile Register via al.com
Mississippi updates via Jackson Ledger
Lafayette LA Daily Advertiser
Pensacola News Journal
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 (via CBS): WWLTV via CBS
WWL-TV Now via WFAA Dallas **NEW LINK**: http://www.wwltv.com/cgi-bin/bi/video/makeadplaylist.pl?title=beloint_wfaa&live=yes
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 Temporarily Not Live Streaming (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
Louisiana Statewide Katrina Network (WJBO-AM Baton Rouge): http://ccri.eonstreams.com/ccri_la_batonrouge_wjbo_am.asf
Gulf Coast Storm Network (radio): http://www.stormalert.net/main.html#
Louisiana Scanner

Related FR Threads:

FYI: Hurricane Katrina Freeper SIGN IN Thread FReeper Check In thread
Discussion Thread - Hurricane Katrina - What Went Wrong?!?
Post Hurricane Katrina IMAGES Here
Looting Begins In New Orleans
Hurricane Katrina HOUSING Thread
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, and lines are busy
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.
National Black Home Educators Resource Association http://www.nbhera.org/

Previous Threads:
Katrina Live Thread, Party XII
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

[Arizona Carolyn]

Did you see that Australia is donating 10 million dollars?

[Mo1]

Who is the former Mayor of NO on Scrasbough right now

I've seen him a few times and wanted to smack him upside his head every time

[Sprite518]

LOL! As a matter of fact I have been there. A C-130 can come in off the lake and drop its payload right in front of the Super Dome. Here I used the google Satellite map... Check it out

http://maps.google.com/

[SolomoninSouthDakota]

Just a thought. But what about when gas becomes short? Are we going to see the sub-human element coming out in other major cities lke we see in NO?

[Brad’s Gramma]

Thank you.

[Howlin]

Hippie guy? He did nothing about the levees either!

[BurbankKarl]

Yes...the city directed people there and didnt tell FEMA. And if they were all inside until the waters receded today, how would crews see them?

But of course, NBC did their best to spin the situation. There was one clip of guys looting food out of the Convention Ctr kitchens, I think they were Snapples.

It used to be a nice building....have been there before.

[NormsRevenge]

"The last two or three days, the things I've seen, it's absolutely terrifying that people can do the things they're doing. People are stealing things that are absolutely useless to their survival. I could never have imagined the absolute disregard for life or property that's going on. In case that gets lost in the thread...

--- That sounds like a description of the actions of the US Supreme Court of late. :-)

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Did you know?

NASCAR, Red Cross join for hurricane relief effort

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- NASCAR announced Thursday it has aligned its industry with the American Red Cross to support in every way possible charitable efforts in the aftermath of the Hurricane Katrina disaster.

"One of the special qualities of the NASCAR industry is helping others in times of need," NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France said. "NASCAR is working to rally our drivers, teams, tracks, partners, and most importantly, our fans to this common cause.

"This tragedy has impacted millions of Americans, many of whom are NASCAR fans themselves, and we have reached out to the American Red Cross to do everything we can to provide relief.

"Like all Americans," France said, "our hearts ache as we realize the devastating impact this storm has had. We know NASCAR fans are eager to help.

"Our alliance with the American Red Cross gives those fans, and our entire industry, an opportunity to band together in this common cause."

NASCAR, with the cooperation of its partner, Turner Sports Interactive -- producers of NASCAR.COM -- has established a designated Web page to coordinate NASCAR fan support of the relief efforts.

Additional information and details will be forthcoming.

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Nascar - Nextel Cup Race Fontana, California Sunday 9-4-05 7pm ET ^

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Victims of Hurricane Katrina need your help now.

• To donate, click HERE.

• NASCAR Relief Efforts

[Yaelle]

Here's a photo of a water drop off today near their building. What struck me when I looked at it was the little yellow free newspaper box in the left of the photo. Still full of catalogs of homes for sale. Homes that probably don't exist or are underwater. It really hit me.

[Da Mav]

When Bush first urged "no tolerance" for lawlessness, the DU thread announcing it filled up immediately with over 50 posts claiming he was calling out the KKK and waging war to destroy black America. There was not a single response which acknowledged that people were dying because these thugs were thwarting the rescue efforts.

[TChad]

Did you want the cops to return fire? I should HOPE so!!!!

So do I, but I get the feeling that Cindy meant something less direct.

In any case, rather than return fire, it looks like many of the cops just, uh, reconsidered their commitment to public service.

[Thud]

The Japanese response to disaster was plain weird after the Kobe earthquake. All the ganjin followed pre-existing instructions and evacuated to pre-arranged shelters and assembly points. Few if any Japanese did. Instead they stayed in place, which included damaged and dangerously buckling apartment complexes, until the police came and ordered them to evacuate.

And shoddy Japanese building standards were revealed. They ignore their building codes. This was attributed to bribery of building inspectors.

[ARealMothersSonForever]

You are correct. A request for Nat'l guard troops to restore civil order must come from the governor (or their designate). Comm/con must remain civilian, under most circumstance (unless Gov&LtGov&president of state senate&state speaker of house are incapable). Even then, USCongress must make a temporary determination before DOD can asume comm/con.

[Brad’s Gramma]

Bumping NASCAR!!!

[MarMema]

I see the effect this kind of stuff is having on people, completely unnecessary and beyond belief.

[NormsRevenge]

They'll be at Ontario this wekend, racing FRiday and Saturday nights

[Howlin]

Thanks!

[nunya bidness]

The mayor is on the radio blaming everyone he can think of from the governor to the president. When asked what he needs he said, "...everything...".

He is showing no leadership, and has no detailed knowledge of how to handle the crisis. He has no plan. This guy is a joke.

[MarMema]

More proof of the absolute incompetence of the local leadership.