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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: Uncle Ike

My eyes are wide open here, Uncle Ike.

There's work to do. Seeing the glass half empty will slow it down. I decided two days ago to follow the opposite course.

The media said this was a worst case scenario, then partied when the storm passed and they thought the danger was past. They still don't get how water works, and so they're heading into a doom and gloom cycle all over agian.

Steady at the helm and we'll save what's worth saving.

Chin up.


1,321 posted on 08/30/2005 10:31:19 AM PDT by jeffers
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To: Revel

I have a hard time believing H Security is censoring our news coverage.

But, who knows I guess.

But, one would think they would be doing the same to local news....


1,322 posted on 08/30/2005 10:31:22 AM PDT by rwfromkansas (http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=rwfromkansas)
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To: Peach; ContemptofCourt; lugsoul; alnick

the Mayor of NO let out that bad information....

it is bad in Slidell, but not that bad.....


1,323 posted on 08/30/2005 10:31:24 AM PDT by BurbankKarl
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To: rwfromkansas
CNN has been giving excellent coverage.
1,324 posted on 08/30/2005 10:31:25 AM PDT by the Deejay (THE LADY DEEJAY)
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To: Lizarde
anyone hear Juliette on Fox cut off that woman who said there were looters with guns and bullets nearby

They have reported gun stores are being looted.

1,325 posted on 08/30/2005 10:31:34 AM PDT by Black Tooth
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To: TonyInOhio
http://hurricane.lsu.edu/floodprediction

Server is timing out, big surprise, so I'm not sure of the part after the ".edu".

1,326 posted on 08/30/2005 10:31:43 AM PDT by Heatseeker ("I sort of like liberals now. They’re kind of cute when they’re shivering and afraid." - Ann Coulter)
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To: Krodg
I thought the poster was refering to those in charge in NO.

Even if they were, partisan politics has nothing to do with this disaster or the recovery from it.

1,327 posted on 08/30/2005 10:31:48 AM PDT by mhking (The world needs a wake up call gentlemen...we're gonna phone it in.)
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To: rwfromkansas; My Favorite Headache

Fox sucks unless it's about a tabloid news feature....witht he only exception of Brit Hume, Sean Hannity, weekday a.m. coverage (i.e., Fox and Friends), and Gibson.

For tragedies, there's no point trying to get news from Fox, because they won't cover it unless it's got something to do with a car chase, sniper, or has the name OJ, Scott, or Aruba.


1,328 posted on 08/30/2005 10:32:17 AM PDT by nicmarlo
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To: mware
So all the lower spots are not underwater???only thing left is the highground??

Apparently, the flow is very directional, because of the ridges and intact levees in other parts of the city. So, not all of the low-lying areas have been inundated as yet.

The professors did make clear that the Superdome area will be affected by serious flooding soon if the breech on the 17th Street Canal levee is not filled.

1,329 posted on 08/30/2005 10:32:27 AM PDT by TonyInOhio (Would I lie to you?)
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To: Black Tooth
They have reported gun stores are being looted

No wonder martial law is being declared. The criminal mind is single-tracked.

1,330 posted on 08/30/2005 10:32:30 AM PDT by Pyro7480 (Dies irae, dies illa....Rex tremendae majestatis, qui salvandos salvas gratis, salva me!)
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To: cajungirl

These people are risking their lives looting. That and the fact of the dire circumstances they are in is punishment in itself I figure. As far as food goes, in a flooding situation such as this, most food wouldn't be able to be resold anyway and would be thrown out by the grocers.


1,331 posted on 08/30/2005 10:32:33 AM PDT by kenth (north Georgia mountains - prayers for all in the path of Katrina)
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To: Lizarde
They are trying to control the panic and pandemonium that would occur if broadcast to the nation.

I am beginning to agree with you; it seems to me the studio reporters are getting quite strident.

1,332 posted on 08/30/2005 10:32:36 AM PDT by Howlin (Have you check in on this thread: FYI: Hurricane Katrina Freeper SIGN IN Thread)
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To: BurbankKarl

BK, what's your source on this? It's great news, but I have to wonder where you heard it, since it says the formal announcement is coming only later.


1,333 posted on 08/30/2005 10:32:44 AM PDT by Petronski (I love Cyborg.)
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To: oldleft
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...

I was thinking similar thoughts myself. I saw a clip of people raiding a frozen food section and my first thought was, "well, good...the food will spoil anyhow and these people have no other way to get food right now". But to raid and loot for "luxury items", that's just plain wrong.

1,334 posted on 08/30/2005 10:33:09 AM PDT by Chena (I'm not young enough to know everything)
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To: My Favorite Headache

I've found CNN to have much better coverage than the other two stations. After Shep's attitude yesterday, and the guy standing out in the storm like a giddy teenager, I started watching CNN and found them much more informative, with better info and better video.

I again started with Fox this AM and was a little disgusted this AM at the jovial attitude on Fox and Friends, so I switched over to CNN again (something I usually never do.)

Then I saw that anti-war commercial and thought I'd switch back to Fox, only to see the same commercial on Fox...so I'm back to CNN.


1,335 posted on 08/30/2005 10:33:13 AM PDT by dawn53
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To: oldleft

I hope that works out, the topology of the Dome, that is. And I agree, they have to try to survive for the moment, live to fight another day, as it were.


1,336 posted on 08/30/2005 10:33:14 AM PDT by Frank_Discussion (May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
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To: rwfromkansas

Agreed, CNN much better. But I am looking forward to some new film footage, its very repetetive.


1,337 posted on 08/30/2005 10:33:17 AM PDT by Rennes Templar ("The future ain't what it used to be".........Yogi Berra)
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To: Heatseeker

http://hurricane.lsu.edu/floodprediction
Server is timing out, big surprise, so I'm not sure of the part after the ".edu".

HS, you got it right.


1,338 posted on 08/30/2005 10:33:22 AM PDT by LibSnubber (Lafayette, LA........PRAYER AGAINST STORMS on my homepage)
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To: NautiNurse

Whether it's legal or not, both KALB and the Town Talk are reporting that evacuees are being forced to check out of their motel rooms in order to accommodate other guests with incoming reservations. This has created a domino effect because the former motel guests are spilling into the shelters. As a result, Avoyelles Parish is now reporting that all of its shelters (including Paragon Casino Resort) are completely full. In Pineville, the Pentecostals have opened their large campground as a shelter site, and the city is allowing people in shelters to use showers at certain public schools during evening hours.


1,339 posted on 08/30/2005 10:33:27 AM PDT by buickmackane (reporting from Pineville, Rapides Parish, LA)
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To: the Deejay; rwfromkansas
CNN has been giving excellent coverage.

Yes they have; I've been watching their coverage...after getting disgusted with non-coverage by Fox.

1,340 posted on 08/30/2005 10:33:32 AM PDT by nicmarlo
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