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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: JohnMac

Not to defend Crissy, but some of my friends from the South (Arkansas and Mississippi) proudly refer to that area as the Redneck Riviera.


601 posted on 08/30/2005 8:56:46 AM PDT by OC_Steve (Yeahman, dangol'internet, tellyouwhat, manyougetonthere and clickclickclickclickclick)
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To: Wolfstar

How horrible. We were fortunate enough just to lose power for 11 hours. And that was during the nighttime when we were sleeping. I cannot imagine what those poor people are dealing with.


602 posted on 08/30/2005 8:56:54 AM PDT by EmilyGeiger (Social Security Administration's motto: "Live fast, Die Young.")
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To: jeffers; Strategerist
Can someone post a location for the bridge colloquially known as the "Twin Spans bridge"?

Strategerist did research about the bridge yesterday. Perhaps he can repost his findings - which, as I recall, were slim.

603 posted on 08/30/2005 8:57:22 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: Spktyr
Well, then let's get started. Civilian watercraft go house to house, rescuing people or at least disbursing life jackets. Transport people to designated handoff points so that they can be gotten to safe ground outside of the NO "bowl." Let the churches, etc. take over from there to get them the food, clothes, medical care, etc. they need.

Larger craft could pick up people from the levee at the Mississippi at Jackson Square in the French Quarter.

Within the day we could evacuate lots of people -- maybe not everyone, but LOTS and every person counts.

Difficult? Risky? Unplanned? Unthought out? Yes, but think "Dunkirk."
604 posted on 08/30/2005 8:57:26 AM PDT by Iwo Jima
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To: ContemptofCourt
3000 lb sandbags. Should be interesting.

A ton and half dropped on water saturated dirt may also make the hole bigger. This is going to be very hard to stop until a near equilibrium is reached on opposite sides.

605 posted on 08/30/2005 8:57:43 AM PDT by IamConservative (The true character of a man is revealed in what he does when no one is looking.)
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To: mewzilla

Good find. Let's hope they know what they are doing and someone brilliant steps up with an answer in NO.


606 posted on 08/30/2005 8:57:51 AM PDT by Peach (South Carolina is praying for our Gulf coast citizens.)
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To: ContemptofCourt
Breach in levee is 200' long. City crews having trouble getting to breach to assess damage. Evacuated diesel pumps, which must be human operated.

Areas currently under water: lower 9th ward. NO east under water. I-10 East under water. I-10 west also has several feet of water on it.

607 posted on 08/30/2005 8:57:57 AM PDT by ContemptofCourt
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To: Tiger Smack

There is not enough time to go door to door to get these people to leave.

The point is, they didn't even try until it was too late to do anything but offer them the Superdome, which they were not even certain would hold up.


608 posted on 08/30/2005 8:58:07 AM PDT by kenth (north Georgia mountains - prayers for all in the path of Katrina)
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To: NautiNurse
AS HURRICANE KATRINA ROCKS GULF, CATHOLIC CHARITIES PREPARES FOR MASSIVE RELIEF EFFORT
609 posted on 08/30/2005 8:58:21 AM PDT by Salvation (†With God all things are possible.†)
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To: NautiNurse

Can you believe that -- they loot and then swim away. I have WDSU on minimize and am shocked at what I am hearing.

Local WDSU cannot understand the national media saying New Orleans not getting bad as they thought. This lady is going after the national media -- about time. The city is crippled for a long time. This anchor said NO got it much worse. She is livid at the MSM folks!


610 posted on 08/30/2005 8:58:27 AM PDT by PhiKapMom (AOII Mom -- Allen in 2008)
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To: eyespysomething

WDSU employees: Please contact Hearst in NYC.


"Looting is out of control", according to reporter. They are showing video of looters with shopping carts filled to the brim as well as people carrying items.


One million LA residents homeless.


The WDSU reporter is addressing how the networks are reporting this like a minor event.

"It's worse than people realize."


611 posted on 08/30/2005 8:58:33 AM PDT by LibWrangler
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To: Peach

I saw a post on another board yesterday regarding them and said they were ok.


612 posted on 08/30/2005 8:58:44 AM PDT by jhouston
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To: DocRock

Bookmark


613 posted on 08/30/2005 8:58:51 AM PDT by DocRock (Osama said, "We love death, the U.S. loves life, that is the main difference between us.")
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To: Hischild
I believe I saw a follow-up report yesterday on them and they were fine.

For now. They still will need to leave - disease will soon run rampant in NO. And it will be a lot harder to move them now.

614 posted on 08/30/2005 8:58:51 AM PDT by dirtboy (Drool overflowed my buffer...)
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To: Moose4

Most small planes would have the range to fly from some alternate location to NOLA, drop items, and return to base.

Anyone with a private helicopter of the Jetranger class or larger in the area should be heading for the area with their craft. They need all the choppers they can get.


615 posted on 08/30/2005 8:58:55 AM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: ContemptofCourt

WDSU - Three feet of water around the Superdome.


616 posted on 08/30/2005 8:59:01 AM PDT by Smogger
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To: Peach
Well, FWIW and if anyone can use it, www.aquadam.com.
617 posted on 08/30/2005 8:59:05 AM PDT by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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To: Heatseeker
Meanwhile, WDSU just reported that "looting is out of control" and people were observed swimming in neck-high water with bags of looted stuff. *sigh*

Swimming in water contaminated with sewage and carcasses isn't exactly the brightest idea. If these folks are looting necessities, I feel terribly sorry for them. If they're looting other stuff, they may get their comeuppance quicker than they imagine.

618 posted on 08/30/2005 8:59:16 AM PDT by NittanyLion
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To: BenLurkin
How many cubic yards of fill would be requirewd to bring the city above water level permanently?

Ya know I thinking the same thing myself, but considering it is a bowl, I imagine its not feasible

619 posted on 08/30/2005 8:59:26 AM PDT by apackof2 (In my simple way, I guess you could say I'm living in the BIG TIME)
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To: OC_Steve
Female newscaster on WDSU (New Orleans) streaming online from Jackson, MS is expressing her frustration at the national media, which are saying that "New Orleans could have had it worse, etc. etc.," and she said that the current conditions there ARE the worst they have seen.
620 posted on 08/30/2005 8:59:29 AM PDT by Pyro7480 (Dies irae, dies illa....Rex tremendae majestatis, qui salvandos salvas gratis, salva me!)
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