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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.
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
Mississippi updates via Jackson Ledger
Roger that M-60.
unreal pics.
What I meant was Who cares what party just get the folks the blinkity blank blank taken care of... A previous post was asking if someone was a Republican or Dem.
I meant to ping you to 1076.
Yep, that sounds about right.
If a previous post on here was correct, Plaquemines Parish is pretty much toast.
I'll be it's hard to see where the river starts and stops now because the hurrican likely obliterated its current course.
Not at all. The National Hurricane Center et al as late as Saturday night had this storm centered on Mobile/Pensacola. There was an overnight jog to the west that re-oriented this storm on NOLA and the local governments reacted immediately Sunday morning calling for a complete and total evacuation.
It seems that the 'American Way' of late is that when bad things happen we seek someone to blame. I think that in this instance that is not only a waste of effort, but in fact counter-productive. The leaders who are in place, duly elected by their constituents, need and deserve our support to mitigate the damage and save lives. Save the blame mongering for a more appropriate time - and with the perspective of time you may find it is not appropriate at all.
Dang---I know this has probably been posted on this thead....but I just say some video on FOX NEWS...
They showed a Winn-Dixie with dozens of people just loading up carts with the food, everything...and just walking out! Stealing...whoa....
fair enough my apolologies for the misunderstanding.
What about the hospital ship we sent to Indonesia after the tsunami?
I was shocked to see local ads since I live here in Norman south of OKC. Looks like they moved their feed to here. Wondered what happened in Jackson.
Sorry if already posted
http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/graphic/2005/08/29/GR2005082900046.jpg
CNN: John Zarrella reports on satellite phone from a hotel in New Orleans - Water is still rising and is heavily contaminated. Situation is markedly worse than this morning. His hotel is near Superdome, where he can see those rescued from their homes are being taken.
You would think so. You would think everyone with a boat would be going down to pick them up.
that's really the only sensible option.
even so, getting to the river levee on their own might be damn near impossible for many refugees.
Last night Rita Cosby seemed somewhat perturbed that her Aruba reports (she is there now) were preempted by the hurricane but she PROMISED that Aruba would be up tonight. Any bets on what gets covered?
You need to change your screenname.
Oddly, the food's no good to sell anyway.
Give me a break PKM. My comments was out of jest. Nothing against Texas. I know it's not Texas or NM or AZ fault over what is happening with illegals. Besides what I said is basically true anyway.
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