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Katrina Live Thread, Part X
Various ^ | 30 August 2005

Posted on 08/30/2005 6:51:27 AM PDT by NautiNurse

Catastrophic damage occurred to Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama as a result of Hurricane Katrina. Major bridges are destroyed. Mobile AL suffered its worst flooding in 90 years. In New Orleans, a large section of concrete levee broke last night. Water continues to rise, threatening, among many things, Tulane Hospital with 1000 patients. New Orleans officials: Do not attempt to return to the city at this time if you evacuated. It is too dangerous.

Sun-Herald Gulfport MS

WLOX TV Biloxi, Gulfport, Pascagula

Gulfport News via Topix.net WAFB Baton Rouge

Slidell, Mandeville, and Covington Updates Warning: website is overloaded due to heavy traffic

Mobile Register via al.com

Mississippi updates via Jackson Ledger

Lafayette LA Daily Advertiser

Pensacola News Journal


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Alabama; US: Florida; US: Georgia; US: Louisiana; US: Mississippi
KEYWORDS: hurricane; katrina; livehurricanekatrina; prayanddonate; tropical
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To: BurbankKarl
TX troopers sealed off the border yesterday

Thanks for the information...has this ever been done before in the US?

1,021 posted on 08/30/2005 9:55:24 AM PDT by apackof2 (In my simple way, I guess you could say I'm living in the BIG TIME)
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To: superiorslots

That last shot at Texas was out of line. People from this part of the Country give more than others when a tragedy strikes any of our neighbors. Take your immigration comments and go find another one of many threads.


1,023 posted on 08/30/2005 9:55:49 AM PDT by PhiKapMom (AOII Mom -- Allen in 2008)
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To: cmurphy

I think Katrina has already gave them their "fine" - they no longer have a home, any personal belongings - maybe even "fined" with the death of a relative or they no longer have a job.


1,024 posted on 08/30/2005 9:55:56 AM PDT by stlnative
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To: don-o

Good idea,,,we need three or four threads. One for blame, one for engineering and dam info, one for comfort and one for the picture now, what is open, what is underwater, etc.


1,025 posted on 08/30/2005 9:55:57 AM PDT by cajungirl (no)
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To: LucyJo

Looting food and hardware doesn't bother me.

Looting grandma's jewelry and TV set does.


1,026 posted on 08/30/2005 9:56:05 AM PDT by Not A Snowbird (Official RKBA Landscaper and Arborist, Duchess of Green Leafy Things)
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To: the Deejay
Wow! They're sending the USS Iwo Jima?

I don't have confirmation on this yet.

1,027 posted on 08/30/2005 9:56:12 AM PDT by mhking (The world needs a wake up call gentlemen...we're gonna phone it in.)
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To: Salvation

Prayers from TX.


1,028 posted on 08/30/2005 9:56:16 AM PDT by TXBSAFH (Free Traitors are communist China's modern day "Useful Idiots")
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To: NittanyLion

WDSU reported an hour or so ago that Tulane Medical Center was going to be moving patients to the Superdome because the flooding would be causing the generator to kick out. The reporters also said that all of the hospitals in New Orleans were operating on emergency generators.


1,029 posted on 08/30/2005 9:56:35 AM PDT by KJC1
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To: TheCornerOffice

Conditions didn't deteriorate in the sky. I could see if LE needed to use those media planes, but that's not happening.


1,030 posted on 08/30/2005 9:56:35 AM PDT by Peach (South Carolina is praying for our Gulf coast citizens.)
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To: Howlin; onyx

Thanks for the update

Stay safe, Onyx


1,031 posted on 08/30/2005 9:56:40 AM PDT by Mo1
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To: Peach

It has been reported from several sources that Slidell was badly hit.


1,032 posted on 08/30/2005 9:56:40 AM PDT by Abigail Adams
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To: Howlin

Thanks for the update on onyx.


1,033 posted on 08/30/2005 9:57:10 AM PDT by Peach (South Carolina is praying for our Gulf coast citizens.)
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To: Alberta's Child; seamole; Diddle E. Squat; dirtboy
Evacuating a couple of million people from a major metropolitan area is no easy feat -- and is damn near impossible without starting weeks in advance.

Actually, all the plans that have been worked up say it can be done in 72 hours.

That is, of course, if you IMPLEMENT the plan.

As far as I can see, the NO plan was "It Will Turn."

1,034 posted on 08/30/2005 9:57:11 AM PDT by Howlin
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To: SandyInSeattle
They would have had to drag me kicking and screaming into the Superdome. Get myself trapped in there? No way.

I have to agree. It's easy for people to sit here and say if they were poor and living in a home somewhere they would abandon their meager belongings and wander over to the Superdome, but I can't say that I would.

1,035 posted on 08/30/2005 9:57:34 AM PDT by Smogger
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To: Pyro7480

Well, whatever ships we have available
should be sent to NO. It's imperative
to get people outta there & off to
FL/NC/anywhere else.


1,036 posted on 08/30/2005 9:57:34 AM PDT by the Deejay (THE LADY DEEJAY)
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To: cajungirl

cajungirl - we are elated to know you are safe.


1,037 posted on 08/30/2005 9:57:44 AM PDT by NautiNurse ("I'd rather see someone go to work for a Republican campaign than sit on their butt."--Howard Dean)
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To: Peach

Live stream now from http://www.wwltv.com/


1,038 posted on 08/30/2005 9:57:52 AM PDT by EBH (Never give-up, Never give-in, and Never Forget)
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To: Peach

wwl-tv


1,039 posted on 08/30/2005 9:57:53 AM PDT by ContemptofCourt
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To: freeperfromnj

I've seen speculation by the Army Corp that it could take weeks to months to remap and dredge the Mississippi River channel after this is over. And "over" includes the flood coming down the Mississippi that hasn't happened yet. It is possible that the mouth of the river has moved as this is the kind of event that does it.


1,040 posted on 08/30/2005 9:57:54 AM PDT by El Laton Caliente (NRA Member & GUNSNET.NET Moderator)
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