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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
What is your opinion about the helicopters dropping 3,000 pound sand bags on the levee...will it work/help?
Incredible photo. The debris piled against the bridge is enormous too.
The looting appears pointless, since all the stuff will have to be abandoned anyway.
piss off ??? If it wasn't for Philly you would be part of the Socialist State of Britain.
If the emergency has left you with no way to boil the water or if you have limited fuel and do not want to use it for boiling water, you may treat the water with liquid chlorine laundry bleach. NOTE: do not use scented laundry bleach, powdered bleach, or swimming pool chlorine; these contain additional chemicals that are poisonous. Below is a chart that indicates how much liquid bleach to add to the water.
Amount of water
Amount of bleach to add to clear water
Amount of bleach to add to cloudy/dirty water
1 gallon
8 drops
16 drops
5 gallons
1/2 teaspoon
1 teaspoon
After you add the bleach, thoroughly mix by stirring or shaking the container. Let the water stand for 30 minutes before using. A slight chlorine odor should be noticeable in the water; if not, add another dosage of bleach and allow the water to stand another 15 minutes before using. The water can also be treated with the use of water purification tablets that can be purchased at most outdoors or sporting goods stores. Follow the directions for use on the package you purchase. Treat only enough water to meet your needs for 48 hours at a time. There is an increased chance of recontamination if the treated water sits for more than 48 hours. Refrigeration will also help prevent recontamination.
Note: Most home water filters are meant for water that is already microbiologically safe. Using these filters during a "boil water notice" will not guarantee the safety of the water. Replace any filter cartridges after the boil water notice has been lifted to ensure your filter is not contaminated.
Slidell and Pass Christian were in the eyewall. I'd be surprised if there is anything left in either town.
Thanks for the info.
God help them all!
OMG, that's horrible.
if you look up Slidell on Google maps, and look where Spanish Trail is...imagine everything to the lake underwater....
now these were the only conditions I heard, and the Hurricane Network was shut down an hour later, since Katrina was no longer a hurricane. they were talking about communicating via the SATERN (Salvation Army) and another local ship to shore network....but I couldnt find a way to monitor those via the internet. The operator did say he had four days of power to operate...I assume gas generator.
There were basically two different concerns here: the hurricane itself and the flooding afterward -- and the emergency responses for the two situations aren't the same.
"Is this going to be like Galveston?"
I posted last night that the storm reminded me a lot of the 1900 storm. I fear this will end up being worse at this point.
PMSNBC has been periodically showing a flyover of Gulfport. It looks like Hiroshima.
Karl....can you access police scanners in No and in the Gulfport regoing and link them on this thread.
Did you guys just see that news anchor get called away from live broadcast b/c her sister was on the phone? WWL
One reporter on CNN said the breech was the size of a football field.
look at post 1407
I just heard on the ABC radio news (about 15 minutes ago), that the Superdome is flooding through the sewer system...
Yeah - caught that! Poor woman..
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