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

[NormsRevenge]

The baby that was just found had been left at a
NO hospital, the hurricane hit, and the parents who had left the baby behind were then unable to find the baby.

It had been evacuated to Houston, they had just gotten the call before they were interviewed.

[bwteim]

I posted earlier about that little girl looking for anyone to help push her car and possibly her grandfather - in the midst of a flooded street. Cutest little girl. Some gut wrenching tales. I know it is easy to get pulled at the heart strings. Even the pic of the horses that were saved in Mississippi, but no hay to feed them has got to affect people.

By the way did you see the [NBC] piece, I think, of that amatuer video made by the hurricane chaser who stayed in a hotel on the coast? A young man, his 7th storm, I think. Said he did it to show others the power and danger of the storms. The water was relentness. Cars floating, water rushing up stair wells, roaring.

[Rightly Biased]

Thanks

[Coldwater Creek]

The thought is what counts.

[DrewsMum]

When I see people walking over the rubble crying over their lost items in MS I think they should THANK GOD they aren't in NO right now.




They probably have no clue what's happening in NO----and they are crying about it all in general---they are in shock too, please be more compassionate

[bwteim]

Indeed

[Coldwater Creek]

Yes it will be over in January, 08.

[Boardwalk]

That's right, it's time to unite, but with the liberals finding this situation "delicious" that will not happen. They hate Bush so much they are enjoying this!

[RummyChick]

Dont lecture me. It is a fact that they should be damn glad they aren't in NO rignt now.

[NonValueAdded]

Hey Nauti ... very bad choice using an .asx file as the main link as each time I go to the main post it tries to play (and shuts down my other players). I realize that there are probably config options I can set to override that, but others might have the same problem. As far as I'm concerned that's worse than 2MB graphics!!!

[BlackRain]

NO, I saw with my own eyes three, black female, uniformed NOLA police officers stealing shoes while pushing a shopping cart amongst other stealing toys and other goods.

This video tape is being looped on CNBC.

[joem15]

You are right. I read an account from an English News Source about two Brits who were apparently shepherded into the Superdome. While in there,in the Super Dome, they experienced the bullying of those who felt powerful enough to control basic water supplies.

[Dog Gone]

One of my good friends has a father-in-law in New Orleans. He's old, about 90, but pretty spry. The house is high and dry, built along the river levee, but there's no way for him to get to help downtown or anywhere else. No water, no sewer, no electricity, but amazingly, still land phone service.

Anyway, my buddy is a licensed pilot. He is going to do an Indiana Jones stunt to get his FIL out. He's rented a plane and he's going to land on the levee (it has a cement top), hope he's not attacked by the criminal element, run down the levee and grab the old man and hightail it out of there.

It may have already happened, I don't know. He wasn't at the office today.

[DrewsMum]

I am not lecturing----I am saying that there are people in MS that are in just as much trouble. what about the small little towns where people are stuck in there and can't get out with their babies and have lost everything. The news media is not there (can't get there I"m sure)but the world doesn't know about them. They can't get out because they can't get gas, have no electricity, water, food etc.

[popdonnelly]

At least Nagin is blaming the Governor and not W. The New Orleans residents are blaming Nagin.

[BurbankKarl]

CNN reported that LAFD's Swift Water Rescue teams had rescued hundreds before being sidelined due to looter shooting.

[NautiNurse]

lol - where did you think that link would take you?

[bwteim]

DIdn't know that. I was watching it via my 'puter, I couldn't see patches. I thought they were security guards.

[samantha]

I think he knows that these poor people that have been through a living hell will understand that people in Texas will do everything they can for them, but they will expect them to comply with standards that will allow them to move forward. I feel almost as upbeat as Delay. When you fight for your very life and your family's life in a disaster like this it changes you, and Texas is a totally different atmosphere than NOLA.