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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: RDTF
That is a big deal - it wasn't flooded before

I know, this is terrible! 9" sounds like a lot to me in terms of water in my house! Are they going to start removing people from the Superdome now (by boat I suppose??) or have they already? Or are they just moving them UP inside the dome?

1,881 posted on 08/30/2005 11:57:28 AM PDT by cgk (We'll have to deal w/ the networks. One way to do that is to drain the swamp they live in - Rumsfeld)
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To: Abigail Adams

"How about bringing in some huge army trucks and loading up people in the superdome and driving them out of town? I think the longer they wait, the higher the water is gonna get."

Doubt trucks can get through.

Though I think FEMA is in an "assessment phase" -


1,882 posted on 08/30/2005 11:57:35 AM PDT by Shermy
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To: dirtboy
This was in an AP article, not sure of the time stamp

Tom Planchet reported it at 11:58 CDT. Not sure if they've implemented the plan yet.

1,883 posted on 08/30/2005 11:57:37 AM PDT by flutters (God Bless The USA)
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To: Abigail Adams

BUMP


1,884 posted on 08/30/2005 11:57:43 AM PDT by GOP_Proud (Those who preach tolerance most, have the least for my views.)
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To: Howlin; rdb3
Here are some wise words:

Wise indeed. Thanks for pointing me to it, H, and thanks for writing them, r.

1,885 posted on 08/30/2005 11:57:45 AM PDT by r9etb
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To: the Deejay

These are dirt poor people, as poor as it gets living in the bayou that haven't seen a new pair of shoes in maybe years. This was inevitable.


1,886 posted on 08/30/2005 11:57:52 AM PDT by RDTF
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To: sheikdetailfeather
What about all the rain which will fall in the Ohio Valley and empty into the Mississippi again?

The system is moving quickly enough to where it won't dump extreme amounts of rain over a large area.

I don't think the Mississippi is going to be a problem. Lake Ponchatrain is flooding the city all by itself.

1,887 posted on 08/30/2005 11:58:06 AM PDT by dirtboy (Drool overflowed my buffer...)
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To: Txsleuth
what am I missing, that the information is ALERT worthy?

It's significant to me. The rest of the city and surrounding area is under deeper water. We had heard that "80 percent" was under water. I'm thinking the Quarter might have been the 20.

1,888 posted on 08/30/2005 11:58:16 AM PDT by Types_with_Fist (I'm on FReep so often that when I read an article at another site I scroll down for the comments.)
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To: RDTF

(what I meant - hard to read on these boards, is I was by no measure downplaying it as "only" 9")... :)


1,889 posted on 08/30/2005 11:58:23 AM PDT by cgk (We'll have to deal w/ the networks. One way to do that is to drain the swamp they live in - Rumsfeld)
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To: cgk

http://www.boardwalk-realty.com/hurricane/Katrina%20Images/08-28-05_1154.jpg


This was taken on Dauphin Island on 8/28, before the worst of it.


1,890 posted on 08/30/2005 11:59:01 AM PDT by LibWrangler
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To: Shermy
Media is hyping the looters.

They have increased these reports immensely since yesterday.

1,892 posted on 08/30/2005 11:59:10 AM PDT by the Deejay (THE LADY DEEJAY)
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To: SoothingDave
As folks were piling into the Super dome on Sunday, many said they were there because they didn't have vehicles or other transportation.

Some of the aged or disabled may have decided to take their chances by staying in their homes. I was obviously a bad decision. The estimates are that 80% of the city left with horror stories about the roads being jammed, etc.

It's obvious that there were a lot of able bodied looters who stayed, perhaps for that reason... I have not sympathy for them.
1,893 posted on 08/30/2005 11:59:12 AM PDT by Sleeping Freeper
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To: NautiNurse

"To: buickmackane

I will not be surprised if there is a complete media blackout within the next 24 hours."

I know where you're at saying this, but it would be political suicide. America's getting a wake-up call over the next couple days, and we need that to happen.

Besides....the net was built to be nuke proof.

;-)


1,894 posted on 08/30/2005 11:59:12 AM PDT by jeffers
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To: Txsleuth; cgk

Some levies have been breached and are leaking water into the city and flooding is occurring where it had not been before. This is a concern because it is limiting access to and out of the city.


1,895 posted on 08/30/2005 11:59:19 AM PDT by ican'tbelieveit
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To: mhking

Well, as long as they are above the floodwaters, they are probably better off in those hi-rise apartments until the rescue/evac capacity increases. They should still have food, and, while not perfect, a better sanitary situation, more room, a place to lay down, and whatever first aid/medicine they have.

Sorry that ya'll are having to go through this stressful situation and lack of communication, plenty of prayers going out for you and them. Hang in there.


1,896 posted on 08/30/2005 11:59:24 AM PDT by Diddle E. Squat
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To: cgk

Gotcha -
Let's hope it doesn't rise higher


1,897 posted on 08/30/2005 11:59:26 AM PDT by RDTF
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To: RDTF
as poor as it gets living in the bayou that haven't seen a new pair of shoes in maybe years

I know where they got those shoes.

1,898 posted on 08/30/2005 11:59:28 AM PDT by AppyPappy (If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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To: Howlin

I'm glad onyx is ok. I was thinking of her.

Do you realize that on top of all this, we really have to worry about terrorist attacks at a time like this when our resources are stretched? :(


1,899 posted on 08/30/2005 11:59:29 AM PDT by EveningStar
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To: flutters
Tom Planchet reported it at 11:58 CDT. Not sure if they've implemented the plan yet.

So they can fill the gap in hours. But when are they going to start?

They'd probably get a lot of grief using helicopters to fill a levee breach when there are people who need to be lifted out, unless the helicopters in question are unsuitable for human transport.

1,900 posted on 08/30/2005 11:59:33 AM PDT by dirtboy (Drool overflowed my buffer...)
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