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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: RummyChick

omg


1,301 posted on 08/30/2005 10:28:50 AM PDT by nicmarlo
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To: My Favorite Headache

Agreed.

I am watching CNN.

Fox frankly sucks at this story.

They need some better people and some SERIOUS, MAJOR training on how to cover breaking news.


1,302 posted on 08/30/2005 10:28:50 AM PDT by rwfromkansas (http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=rwfromkansas)
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To: Dog Gone

You're right. We even discussed evacuation from NO, and compared it to evac from Tampa Bay (how the EOC's and Jeb ordered it in stages and it started three days before Charley was supposed to hit.)


1,303 posted on 08/30/2005 10:28:51 AM PDT by dawn53
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To: Pearls Before Swine

Then I don't understand what those folks on WWL are babbling about. Of course, with the newsies constantly interrupting the science guys, who knows what they really are saying.

I had to turn it off; the constant interruptions every time the science guys tried to say something was really annoying.


1,304 posted on 08/30/2005 10:29:02 AM PDT by Not A Snowbird (Official RKBA Landscaper and Arborist, Duchess of Green Leafy Things)
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To: Dont Mention the War

Next step - "check day", September 1, when the mail can't get through...


1,305 posted on 08/30/2005 10:29:07 AM PDT by ErnBatavia (Cindy, ya shoulda stuck with "offshore drilling" as your cause)
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To: mhking

I thought the poster was refering to those in charge in NO. I think the whole thing was a misunderstanding.


1,306 posted on 08/30/2005 10:29:11 AM PDT by Krodg
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To: TonyInOhio
It wasn't, before, but is becoming such, now.

So all the lower spots are not underwater???only thing left is the highground??

1,307 posted on 08/30/2005 10:29:23 AM PDT by mware (Trollhunter of Note)
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To: jeffers
here will be unsettling disclosures today and tomorrow,

It will be a sad day

Many prayers for the people down there

1,308 posted on 08/30/2005 10:29:32 AM PDT by Admin Moderator
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To: BurbankKarl

The Tp building flooded, all windows out. Of course they left the city. Everyone who can is leaving.


1,309 posted on 08/30/2005 10:29:41 AM PDT by cajungirl (no)
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To: john316

I recommend you have this post deleted. Otherwise you'll spend the rest of the day explaining its innocent meaning, one person at a time.


1,310 posted on 08/30/2005 10:29:56 AM PDT by Petronski (I love Cyborg.)
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To: SandyInSeattle
I just heard WWL say the Superdome is at the low point? Why on earth did they evacuate people to the lowest available elevation?!

Not true - it's at a relatively high elevation.

1,311 posted on 08/30/2005 10:30:03 AM PDT by NittanyLion
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To: PhiKapMom

I have definitely gotten the opinion that in Shep's mind, the fact that his high-priced hotel in the French Quarter wasn't ruined, that is enough evidence that it "wasn't that bad!"....sheesh!


1,313 posted on 08/30/2005 10:30:32 AM PDT by Txsleuth (Arlington Texas --- Next home of the Dallas Cowboys...going more broke every second.)
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To: Alberta's Child
There is a huge difference between making disaster preparations and sending a man to the moon or fighting a major war. It's very easy to have a "can-do" attitude when you're dealing with something that doesn't have any cost limitations built into it

The problem is, we see the same inability to think outside the box in programs such as the space shuttle. So it is, IMO, much broader than just cost limitations. It's about being unable and unwilling to think outside the box and demanding that some other government agency deal with the details.

But I really don't want to talk about this any more until much later.

1,314 posted on 08/30/2005 10:30:33 AM PDT by dirtboy (Drool overflowed my buffer...)
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To: cwiz24

On my local Baton Rouge Tv station.


1,315 posted on 08/30/2005 10:30:42 AM PDT by cajungirl (no)
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To: Dont Mention the War
I can understand breaking into a place to get drinks and chips and diapers, but jewelry and clothes? I hope when the Navy gets their the Marines are selective...
1,316 posted on 08/30/2005 10:30:44 AM PDT by oldleft
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To: Howlin

He meant who cares if they're Republican or Democrat. He was responding to an earlier post when someone asked what they're political offiliation was. He's actually taking some heat for saying the right thing.


1,317 posted on 08/30/2005 10:30:57 AM PDT by Syco
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To: john316

I apologize for my snarky comment about your nick; I should have kept reading.


1,318 posted on 08/30/2005 10:31:11 AM PDT by Howlin (Have you check in on this thread: FYI: Hurricane Katrina Freeper SIGN IN Thread)
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To: TonyInOhio

the LSU professor is doing great explaining the levee system and the breaks, etc. I don't know who is the (male) host, but he is driving me NUTS because he keeps interrupting and overtalking the details! grrrrr..........


1,319 posted on 08/30/2005 10:31:11 AM PDT by nuclady
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To: All
If they don't get that breach plugged - pronto - today will be looked back on as the calm before the shiite storm.
1,320 posted on 08/30/2005 10:31:17 AM PDT by tomkat
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