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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: DouglasKC

It is quite clear to me that the level of the water in Lake Ponchartain and in the city IS level. The reporters reporting that water is still rising I would bet the farm are wrong. If there is water running where it is above sea level, it is probably backed up sewers or something. These reporters just don't have a clue about how to read topo maps (in fact some seem to think the whole town is below sea level (that was repeated ad nauseum during the hurricane, and wrong each time it was said)), or frankly how to reason their way out of a paper bag. And the idea that the lake is more than a few inches higher than sea level is ludicrous too. Its drainage into the Gulf is massive. That is why this plugging up the breach in the levee stuff from helos is inane. I would be shocked if the idea is not dropped. It will be repaired from ships in due course, in tandem with figuring out how to get the pumps working. It will probably take 2-4 weeks maybe, as a wild guess.


1,901 posted on 08/30/2005 11:59:54 AM PDT by Torie
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To: the Deejay

The focus on the casinos is what galls me the most. Screw the casinos.


1,902 posted on 08/30/2005 11:59:58 AM PDT by Trust but Verify (Get over yourselves!)
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To: dirtboy

You nailed it. Every State has the responsibility to it's citizens to have a well thought out plan and the Supervisors and employees and volunteers to carry out those plans asap. You do not hold back and wait to see what will happen. President Bush, Gov Barber and Gov Riley did the right thing, Blanco did not. Sometimes it is who you hire to do those most important jobs that can make you a hero or a Schmuck.


1,903 posted on 08/30/2005 11:59:58 AM PDT by samantha (Cheer up, the adults are in charge.)
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To: john316

I think it's constitutional.

The 101st Airborne was camped out 2 blocks away at the local juniour high and helping in my neighborhood in So Dade after Andrew, I don't remember anyone complaining at all.


1,904 posted on 08/30/2005 12:00:19 PM PDT by Sam Cree (absolute reality - Miami)
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To: AppyPappy

You made me laugh


1,905 posted on 08/30/2005 12:00:29 PM PDT by RDTF
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To: the Deejay

How can looters be aware of what the media is saying if there is no electricity, no television, no radio for them to hear?


1,906 posted on 08/30/2005 12:00:42 PM PDT by mwl1
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To: the Deejay

I am ashamed of them....and they have shamed us all, in broad daylight, announced to all the world, the Ugly Americans.

Absolutely disgraceful.


1,907 posted on 08/30/2005 12:00:47 PM PDT by nicmarlo
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To: NautiNurse

You know if this was in another country we would help them out financially. Kind of like the Tsunamis, but I don't expect any country will come to our help. Not that I really want them too. Its just a point that you will never see them even make an offer to help us out. But when it is them then we are called selfish for not helping out. Just my two cents.


1,908 posted on 08/30/2005 12:01:23 PM PDT by Sprite518
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To: BurbankKarl

Heartbreaking.


1,909 posted on 08/30/2005 12:01:25 PM PDT by Rutles4Ever
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To: Lizarde

I've been flipping between the 3: CNN, FNC and MSNBC. Whenever I catch Jeanne Meserve I stop because her reports are heart-wrenching: she is holding nothing back and isn't prettying the reports up. We NEED to know how bad it is, whether we are from there or not.

I don't know anyone in the area (aside from FReeper friends), but they are all my "family" as Americans.

(no accolades please, that was not my point, my heart is breaking).


1,910 posted on 08/30/2005 12:01:28 PM 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
They are evacuating people from the Hospitals TO THE SUPERDOME.

That is just how desperate this situation is.

Water is waist deep around the Superdome and still rising.

God Help these people..

1,911 posted on 08/30/2005 12:01:54 PM PDT by spectre (Spectre's wife)
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To: AppyPappy
I hope people have the forethought to hide in a safe place from the looters....like a bookstore.

LOL, nicely put.

1,912 posted on 08/30/2005 12:01:57 PM PDT by AxelPaulsenJr (Pray Daily For Our Troops and President Bush)
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To: LibWrangler

:(

I've heard nothing good from anywhere with "Island" in the name - isn't one whole island a "black hole" with "no word."?


1,913 posted on 08/30/2005 12:02:15 PM 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: Republican Red

Shep saying the mayor said that the BEST estimate of getting water out is several weeks...


1,914 posted on 08/30/2005 12:02:18 PM PDT by Txsleuth (Arlington Texas --- Next home of the Dallas Cowboys...going more broke every second.)
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To: mwl1

Surely looters can SEE the media
right in their faces w/cameras
rolling. They don't care!


1,915 posted on 08/30/2005 12:02:30 PM PDT by the Deejay (THE LADY DEEJAY)
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To: nicmarlo

I would be concerned about a riot starting if conditions become unbearable.


1,916 posted on 08/30/2005 12:02:32 PM PDT by Rutles4Ever
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To: Shermy

Alabama is sending National Guard to Mississippi


1,917 posted on 08/30/2005 12:02:40 PM PDT by BurbankKarl
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To: Sprite518

Wasn't there a big celeb filled telethon type show for the Tsunami victims?


1,918 posted on 08/30/2005 12:02:51 PM PDT by pnz1
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To: dirtboy

DB, on CNN the host just said that the mandatory evacuation was ordered Saturday morning...........wasn't it Sunday?


1,919 posted on 08/30/2005 12:03:03 PM PDT by Howlin (Have you check in on this thread: FYI: Hurricane Katrina Freeper SIGN IN Thread)
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To: Txsleuth

Fox: Sheriff of Jefferson Parish asking for "everyone with a boat to help rescue."


1,920 posted on 08/30/2005 12:03:05 PM 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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