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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: Ragnar Danneskjold

"Louisiana Offshore Oil Port refining terminal declared there is no major damage. Are there other
encouraging stories showing better than expected damage to oil asstes?"

Great news!

Your buddy Hank was floating around earlier. May still be here.


1,161 posted on 08/30/2005 10:13:52 AM PDT by jeffers
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To: jeffers; Dark Wing; Dog Gone
New Orleans is gone. The toxic contamination from upstream petrochemical facilities will turn reclamation of its existing site into a 10-year+ job, which won't happen given all the other claims on rebuilding.

The French Quarter might be salvaged and enclosed in very high levees as a historical & tourist site, but IMO the rest of the city will be rebuilt, if at all, in some new location where overall rebuilding costs will be lower given both decontamination costs and the necessity of securing the site against repetitions of such flooding.

1,162 posted on 08/30/2005 10:14:00 AM PDT by Thud
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To: AppyPappy

This is pretty interesting:

http://www.southbear.com/New_Orleans/Geography.html


1,163 posted on 08/30/2005 10:14:01 AM PDT by Howlin
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To: cajungirl

No!!!


1,164 posted on 08/30/2005 10:14:29 AM PDT by Peach (South Carolina is praying for our Gulf coast citizens.)
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To: seamole

Thanks for creating the link, but I want to refrain from that subject until evacuations are over for everyone in harm's way (just had to vent, sorry). When folks are safe, we can figure out how to avoid this again.


1,165 posted on 08/30/2005 10:14:30 AM PDT by dirtboy (Drool overflowed my buffer...)
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To: BluH2o

I told someone this morning that we needed about 40 days and nights of this stuff to make up for the drought this summer.


1,166 posted on 08/30/2005 10:14:44 AM PDT by Corporate Law (<>< -- Xavier Basketball - Perennial Slayer of #1 Ranked Teams)
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To: AppyPappy

That is true....I don't know...perhaps I shouldn't question something if I myself haven't been in the situation...

Of course, I wouldn't...I would have been gone..somehow.

I saw a report on another thread that 2 people died going BACK to their house in Slidell, after evacuating and surviving.

I don't know...I think I am better off not assuming how I would act/react given the same circumstances.


1,167 posted on 08/30/2005 10:14:45 AM PDT by Txsleuth (Arlington Texas --- Next home of the Dallas Cowboys...going more broke every second.)
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To: Howlin; All

Sunday, late afteroon or evening, I was either watching Fox or reading New Orleans news online. The article read, or announcer said, "All schools in New Orleans will be closed Monday and Tuesday."


My daughter and I just looked at each other in disbelief!


1,168 posted on 08/30/2005 10:14:49 AM PDT by toldyou
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To: dawn53; NautiNurse
I always wonder what we'd do and if our EOC would flood in the event of a major storm...our city EOC is downtown near 8th street and 4 ave south.

Guess where New York City's EOC was located until 9/11.

There's always a second way, if the will is there.

1,169 posted on 08/30/2005 10:14:58 AM PDT by Dont Mention the War (John Bolton for White House Press Secretary!)
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To: PhiKapMom; NautiNurse
WDSU/WAPT back up at mms://a844.l1291238843.c12912.g.lm.akamaistream.net/D/844/12912/v0001/reflector:38843
1,170 posted on 08/30/2005 10:15:02 AM PDT by mhking (The world needs a wake up call gentlemen...we're gonna phone it in.)
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To: PhiKapMom

Local reporter is trapped in NO and reprting on local tv. She is very upset. Says sewage is backing up into superdome.

She is at a hotel near the dome. She sounds like she is in such shock.


1,171 posted on 08/30/2005 10:15:05 AM PDT by cajungirl (no)
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To: ladyjane
Looters got into a sporting goods store and STOLE GUNS & BULLETS! Now, THOSE A TRUE NECESSITIES! (/sarcasm)
1,172 posted on 08/30/2005 10:15:11 AM PDT by the Deejay (THE LADY DEEJAY)
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To: PhiKapMom
Yes it is....did Shep ever leave the Velvet Daquari?

I tell you I am worked up over the media coverage.

1,173 posted on 08/30/2005 10:15:15 AM PDT by Dog ( "Go tell the Spartans, stranger passing by, that here, obedient to their laws, we lie.")
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To: BlueNgold
Not at all. The National Hurricane Center et al as late as Saturday night had this storm centered on Mobile/Pensacola.

COMPLETELY WRONG.

The last time the NHC track landfall was east of Mobile was 11AM Friday. At 5PM Friday the landfall was shifted to Eastern Mississippi, and at 11PM Friday the landfall was shifted to New Orleans, where it remained every advisory till landfall.

For whatever reason mythology about the NHC tracks being more wrong than they were seems to grow up after every storm.

1,174 posted on 08/30/2005 10:15:21 AM PDT by Strategerist
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To: Peach

What are you all listening to?


1,175 posted on 08/30/2005 10:15:41 AM PDT by Howlin
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To: Howlin
she said Hattiesburg is devastated, according to the MS radio stations.

I'm very glad to hear onyx is fine!

It's frightening to hear that Hattiesburg is devastated. My cousin did find out my aunts survived in Purvis (12 miles SSW), and the house is still standing, but no other info yet. Scary.

1,176 posted on 08/30/2005 10:15:52 AM PDT by easonc52
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To: Dog

The lady anchor on Channel 6 out of NO went after the MSM and people like Shep that didn't know the city and reported they dodged a bullet when damage is worse then they expected.

Time for Shep to go IMHO for his coverage.


1,177 posted on 08/30/2005 10:16:00 AM PDT by PhiKapMom (AOII Mom -- Allen in 2008)
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To: mhking
Thanks for the links, mhking. For the benefit of others:

WWL-TV Streaming Video Link
WKRG Streaming Video Link

1,178 posted on 08/30/2005 10:16:15 AM PDT by Pyro7480 (Dies irae, dies illa....Rex tremendae majestatis, qui salvandos salvas gratis, salva me!)
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To: PhiKapMom
much worse then the MSM are reporting.

It's almost like the press can only see as far as the end of its collective nose.

1,179 posted on 08/30/2005 10:16:20 AM PDT by Howlin
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To: Dog

This time yesterday the general concensus was New Orleans dodged a bullet.

The only one who spouted this crap were Shep Smith and Phil Keating on Fox News.

"Those two morons should never be allowed to cover another hurricane."

NOW IF THE HURRICANE WAS OVER ARUBA WE WOULD OF HAD INDEPT COVERAGE. WE WOULD KNOW HOW THE HOLLAWAY FAMILY CAME THROUGH IT.


1,180 posted on 08/30/2005 10:16:21 AM PDT by NavyCanDo
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