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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
I saw a brief scroll about someone jumping from the superdome.
4.5 inches higher than normal, down from seven above at 10:30 yesterday. It may have gone higher the sensors went off line.
Does it go over Lake Ponchetrain?
I think it said 9 inches. Double quote marks.
Yes.
I was frankly discouraged by the Shep Smith reporting from Bourbon Street.
"I don't want to argue with you. You're right, okay? New Orleans was wiped out by thge big one."
I seem to remember a movie like that several years ago...
can she get to the roof?
I thought it was the causeway, but now people are saying that's not it so I'm not sure.
It does look like San Francisco, doesn't it?
That was quick. Last I heard Canal had two feet. They may have a breech somewhere along that river levy if this is true.
Off topic - thanks for the pic! My grandad piloted LCT's , the LST's little brother!
So many Gulf Coast oldtimers just decide to hunker down. I fear that it will be the case because there are so many people who live in this coastal area. And if not from the immediate impact, then we've got all kinds of unimaginable diseases going to break out.
Indeed. I've never seen a tv station do anything like that before, especially an international station.
One lady was on the phone w/CNN calling from NC. She gave then the names, ages, address number of family members (9) stranded in their home. CNN said they were getting in touch w/the proper authorities to rescue these peoplel
Yes, I got Giardia on a camping trip once. Ugh.
That makes sense. They had plenty of time to prepare as long as they took the warning seriously.
When they hear they are missing the quality looting, it's going to get really ugly. And I'm not kidding. Once it hits TV, people are going to wonder if they are missing something. Human nature is just going to take over.
Sitting in a hot, stinky, dangerous place or grabbing some diamonds at a swanky store? I'd hate to have that decision.
Basically he said everywhere you look is total destruction.
He went into the village and showed the insides of shops -doors and windows blown out- piles of debris everywhere.
If I see/hear more info on it I'll let you know.
I'm worried about a cousin in Folsom and an aunt in Covington. Have you heard anything since you posted this?
Have added your friend to my prayers.
Worried that the Causeway Bridge may look undamaged, but may be invisibly structurally unsound.
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