They don't want people staying in NO so they're keeping the big charities out I guess.
Exactly. The "leaders" want everybody OUT of NOLA.
The engineers know that other levees could give way at any time. Also, any heavy rain in the area will NOT be pumped off (because the pumps are down), adding to the current flood level.
The goal now is to totally evac the city.
My wife is talking on the phone to a friend of hers that's a nurse in Florida. She called the Red Cross and volunteered to come to Houston to help out. They turned her down because "of all the disease" saying it was too dangerous. Huh????