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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: Steve_Seattle

And what happened to Jeff Goldblatt...did he ever appear on the air after that day at the Dome?


1,461 posted on 08/30/2005 10:51:52 AM PDT by dawn53
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To: Txsleuth
I just heard on the ABC radio news (about 15 minutes ago), that the Superdome is flooding through the sewer system...

Which means that everything that was in the sewer lines was pushed into the Superdome ahead of the floodwaters.

They have 48 hours to get everyone out of there. 72 max before serious disease outbreaks happen and folks start going insane.

1,462 posted on 08/30/2005 10:51:57 AM PDT by dirtboy (Drool overflowed my buffer...)
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To: Howlin

I've seen reports from Hattiesburg on wjtv.com from Jackson, MS.
I lived through Fredrick as a teenager in Mississippi, this is at least 10 times worse.
Thankfully, with the trees going down and the flying debris, Hattiesburg has not reported any fatalities so far.


1,463 posted on 08/30/2005 10:52:12 AM PDT by WoodstockCat (Gitmo? Let them eat Pork!)
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To: SE Mom

This is ultimately going to be worse than Galveston 1900.


1,464 posted on 08/30/2005 10:52:14 AM PDT by Siobhan (Pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet.)
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To: Types_with_Fist; cwiz24

Thanks.


1,465 posted on 08/30/2005 10:52:20 AM PDT by Dog ( "Go tell the Spartans, stranger passing by, that here, obedient to their laws, we lie.")
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To: LibWrangler

The problem here is with chemical contamination more than bacterial. Chemical can cause liver and kidney failure. They are not detoxified by bleach or water purification tablets.


1,466 posted on 08/30/2005 10:52:48 AM PDT by NautiNurse ("I'd rather see someone go to work for a Republican campaign than sit on their butt."--Howard Dean)
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To: cwiz24

"I guess her sister called about something important...hope evrything's OK with her family."

I was watching and saw that too. Her name is Sally Ann Roberts, a longtime WWL anchor. Perhaps its bad, but I'm hoping upon hope that maybe she has been waiting to hear from family and finally has.


1,467 posted on 08/30/2005 10:53:04 AM PDT by LibSnubber (Please ping me with any information on SLIDELL - missing whole family)
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To: Torie

Bush needs to enlist Rudy Guiliani...he knows how to run a catastophe scene.


1,468 posted on 08/30/2005 10:53:24 AM PDT by Txsleuth (Arlington Texas --- Next home of the Dallas Cowboys...going more broke every second.)
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To: LibSnubber
I still haven't heard from Mandeville or Slidell..Mandeville appears to not have been as hard hit as Slidell..15-20 feet of water sounds bad, I hope the best for all...
1,469 posted on 08/30/2005 10:53:40 AM PDT by rolling_stone
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To: Strategerist

I'll tell you what. If people expect some kind of major evacuation process to be put into action in New Orleans every time a hurricane makes its way into the Gulf of Mexico, then we may as well get close the entire city up and move the residents somewhere else -- because a city can't function like that.


1,470 posted on 08/30/2005 10:53:40 AM PDT by Alberta's Child (I ain't got a dime, but what I got is mine. I ain't rich, but Lord I'm free.)
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To: dirtboy

Thanks. I was hoping for some type of relief.


1,471 posted on 08/30/2005 10:53:42 AM PDT by flutters (God Bless The USA)
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To: dirtboy

That sounds just horrible. Where will they move people to now? I'm feeling guilty about being high and dry in Nevada. Prayers to all. :(


1,472 posted on 08/30/2005 10:54:12 AM PDT by EX52D
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To: dawn53

saw it thx, as there other breechs too? This might be the end of New Orleans as we know it.


1,473 posted on 08/30/2005 10:54:17 AM PDT by jpsb
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To: IamConservative

I have been wondering about anything that might be undermined?


1,474 posted on 08/30/2005 10:54:19 AM PDT by winodog (We need to pull the fedgov.con's feeding tube)
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To: Txsleuth
I just heard on the ABC radio news (about 15 minutes ago), that the Superdome is flooding through the sewer system...

Oh man.....You know, as each hour goes by, it's occurring to me this area, the people that opted to say, the government, authorities, no one had it together here.

On the Superdome, I sure hope they have a lot of National Guard on hand. Otherwise, if this report is true, it's going to get real ugly, real fast.

1,475 posted on 08/30/2005 10:54:28 AM PDT by Black Tooth
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To: Mr. Jeeves

LOL! Thanks, I needed that!


1,476 posted on 08/30/2005 10:54:33 AM PDT by Frank_Discussion (May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
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To: rwfromkansas
Didn't we know about this since the middle of the night? Why was nothing done?

We don't know that "nothing" was done, nor do we know if it was/is even possible to do anything.

1,477 posted on 08/30/2005 10:54:34 AM PDT by r9etb
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To: ladyjane

The Jihadists had mother nature on their side and are probably praising Allah.

Our economy is going to take one heck of a beating.


1,478 posted on 08/30/2005 10:54:53 AM PDT by RummyChick
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To: Petronski

KALB just interviewed the DHH doctor who heads up the Rapides Parish Health Unit. I think his name was Dr. John Naponick (sp?). He gave a very detailed list of potential health hazards, everything from the items you mentioned to stuff like chainsaw accidents and snakebites and then some. Remember that if someone is forced to climb to a rooftop, that the snakes and rats are heading upstairs, too, so you're not even safe on top of your building. And just imagine having wounds on your body and then being forced to march through infected floor waters, yech. The doctor didn't want to stay on air very long because he wanted to get back to treating people at the shelters. I thought he came across as a very thoughtful physician who has given the matter careful consideration.


1,479 posted on 08/30/2005 10:54:56 AM PDT by buickmackane (reporting from Pineville, Rapides Parish, LA)
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To: dennis1x

a couple of things for people still interested in facts and not sensationalism...

slidell is not "gone" abc was doing a report from slidell during the storm and left after....yes its flooded...but its not "gone".....the western eyewall grazed the city.....but winds werent strong enough to level a city.

8000 people died in galveston....anyone thinking this will remotely approach this is wrong......while it looks horrible in new orleans and no doubt there are deaths the flood was a relative "slow rise" event.


1,480 posted on 08/30/2005 10:55:00 AM PDT by dennis1x
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