Floodwaters from Hurricane Katrina cover a portion of New Orleans, Louisiana Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005, a day after Katrina passed through the city. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Posted on 08/29/2005 6:14:55 PM PDT by Howlin
Several people have requested a thread JUST for images of the storm.
Post them here, please.
Smile for the camera
Unless you've had to pack up, make difficult decisions, and evacuate knowing you may never go 'home' again it's not for you to judge. I probably would not stay here again for a hurricane higher than a one. It is a very big problem that there aren't more shelters that allow pets. My biggest responsibility is to keep my children safe.
Pray sent
I don't doubt it. I would not leave my furry little loved one to face that devastation. He means too much to me.
Floodwaters from Hurricane Katrina cover a portion of New Orleans, Louisiana Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005, a day after Katrina passed through the city. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
I will pray for your parents! If it helps any, it looks like that house was under construction, so the damage looks worse than it really is.
Praying that your parents (and their home) are safe and secure.
Gallery of pictures at Newsday. Use this link to the article, then find gallery on right side (below the single picture).
http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/ny-usgulf304403789aug30,0,7345913.story?coll=ny-nationalnews-headlines
I wasn't judging. Just making an observation. People have to do what they feel is best.
Thanks for starting. I have not had access to tv reports.
When Hugo hit here in '89, my wife (not then though) had 3' of water go through her house on the Isle of Palms. The government shut down the island and wouldn't let her (or anyone else) back on for two weeks, so a lot of stuff got ruined or stolen. To make matters worse, Senator Hollings got air lifted to his house to secure his things while the National Guard had troops on the island with orders to shoot people on the island, homeowners or not. Now, every time a storm nears, I pack up the dogs and bird and head out, leaving her there. She vows she'd rather swim from the roof than go through that again.
A looter carries a bucket of beer out of a grocery store in New Orleans on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005, as floodwaters continue to rise in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina made landfall on Monday. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
Thanks for those.
What is the water depth? How far to deeper water. Dredge a channel?
Floodwaters from Hurricane Katrina flow over a levee along Inner Harbor Navigaional Canal near downtown New Orleans Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005. Hurricane Katrina did extensive damage when it made landfall on Monday. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Homes destroyed by Hurricane Katrina are shown in this aerial view, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
I have to say I'm pretty amazed by all of the posters saying they'd rather stay and risk death than leave their pets behind to fend for themselves.
How would your family feel if you died? Is your cat more important than your family?
Here is a little history of the levee system in New Orleans to put your image in perspective.
Until the early 20th century, the structures of the city were primarily built on higher ground. Flooding of the swampy areas was a frequent problem.
In 1910, the city began to pump water, with pumps designed by specifically for the purpose, into canals which drain into Lake Pontchartrain. The pump/canal system made a lot more land available for development.
Unfortunately, the removal of ground water combined with erosion has lowered the elevation of the city by about 9 feet in 300 years. The city is completely dependent upon the pump system to remove rainwater, and the city is experiencing multiple pump failures.
When there is a storm headed our way, there are people scoping the area for empty homes to loot before or right after the storm. We got some of the ugly side of Katrina at a cat 1, and I won't stay again if I have a 'safer' place to go.
Re the roof, there's a joke about that... trying to remember.
Residents wait atop a roof as floodwaters from Hurricane Katrina fill the streets of New Orleans Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005. Hurricane Katrina did extensive damage when it made landfall on Monday. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Ronald Wood is rescued from his home in New Orleans, Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina made landfall. 2005 is on track to be the worst-ever year for hurricanes, according to experts measuring ocean temperatures and trade winds.(AFP/James Nielsen)
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