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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: cwiz24

I know exactly where you are talking about. I don't know about Stennis specifically. I will see what I can find out.


901 posted on 08/30/2005 9:38:32 AM PDT by 4everontheRight (Born/raised on MS beaches (SC now)...Criminals feed on the indulgence of society's understanding)
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To: BurbankKarl

Do you know the cause of death?


902 posted on 08/30/2005 9:38:32 AM PDT by sarasota
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To: Admin Moderator

Thanks.

If you got this thread to moderate today, you must have lost a bet with the other mods. :-)


903 posted on 08/30/2005 9:38:33 AM PDT by Not A Snowbird (Official RKBA Landscaper and Arborist, Duchess of Green Leafy Things)
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To: Smogger

Quote: There is a plan to try to seal the levy using helicopter drops of 3000 lb sandbags. Sounds dicey to me, but I guess you gotta try.



Paging Michael Moore paging michael moore. The Army Corps of Engineers need you.


904 posted on 08/30/2005 9:38:35 AM PDT by superiorslots (Free Traitors are communist China's modern day "Useful Idiots")
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To: OB1kNOb
Due to a very large levee break, water continues to rise in NOLA. The situation in NOLA is grim for the immediate future. Rescue is attempting to evac the hospitals to locations including the SuperDome, which is now surrounded by water.

As for the NOLA metro areas, beyond the info already posted, new reports are sparse.

905 posted on 08/30/2005 9:38:43 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: jeffers

I hope that's the case. That seems reasonable.


906 posted on 08/30/2005 9:38:44 AM PDT by jayef
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To: Dog Gone

Still think N.O. dodged the bullet?


907 posted on 08/30/2005 9:38:48 AM PDT by jpsb
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To: cwiz24

Oops. My bad -- wasn't paying attention. Apologies.


908 posted on 08/30/2005 9:38:47 AM PDT by r9etb
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To: epaul

"We are supposed to ship a load of material to Abbeville Thur."

Another reason why anxious homeowners wanting to get back in should stay where they are and not clog up the highways. So all these emergency vehicles and personnel as well as supplies/materials can get through. On another note, they should have helicopters dropping at least water to these stranded people.


909 posted on 08/30/2005 9:39:02 AM PDT by LibSnubber (Lafayette, LA........PRAYER AGAINST STORMS on my homepage)
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To: sarasota

They arent saying....

probably medical...but I wouldnt rule out homocide with that crowd..they were rioting last night


910 posted on 08/30/2005 9:39:24 AM PDT by BurbankKarl
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To: r9etb

It happens--so much info coming in from different locations...and so much sad and terrifying news. Thank you for trying though.


911 posted on 08/30/2005 9:39:55 AM PDT by cwiz24 (I worked very hard on this tagline.)
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To: mariabush
The mayor or governor should have had volunteers going house to house and ordering people to get in their cars or on buses or whatever, but they could have gotten all of them out.

Most people have no idea how large the number "million" is in the context of human beings. Evacuating a couple of million people from a major metropolitan area is no easy feat -- and is damn near impossible without starting weeks in advance.

912 posted on 08/30/2005 9:40:12 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: Strategerist

What is "Mad Max"?

Gov said this is "greater than our worst fears."

700 people rescued overnight.

Bush heading back to WH to monitor situation.

Two levee breaches sending water into NO.


913 posted on 08/30/2005 9:40:24 AM PDT by Abigail Adams
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To: sarasota
I don't know the specifics of the LA grid.
Reliable water and sewer restoration cannot begin until the water is gone. Reliable power will require that MOST of the water be gone. Power is needed to run the pumps to get the water out. This is a vicious cycle. I would not be surprised to see barge mounted generators moved in to feed the pump stations, as well as pumpers in the forms of barges and ships to assist in the effort. I wish them luck... it's going to be a rough road.

Next question: Where do you send the water?
The water will be laden with oil, waste, and debris. You have the send it far enough away that you avoid significant flow back, sending it over the levee wont help if water is flowing back through levee breeches farther down.

The local environment will likely take a massive hit - vegetation and animal life will be impacted significantly both from the storm and from the clean up.

I mention this as a warning: I believe that very soon the environmental groups will begin to complain publicly, and some may even try to sue, over the emergency measures being taken.
914 posted on 08/30/2005 9:40:34 AM PDT by BlueNgold (Feed the Tree .....)
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To: All

From WDSU: water surrounding Superdome has floating ants and oil amongst other things. 2 dead inside Superdome, unknown reason at this point.


915 posted on 08/30/2005 9:40:42 AM PDT by KJC1
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To: apackof2

Can you block off an entire state? I never heard of that except that skit on CAndid Camera.

The state needs provisions for food, etc.

Does anyone know if I55 north of the Lake is open to Jackson?


916 posted on 08/30/2005 9:40:42 AM PDT by cajungirl (no)
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To: kittymyrib

my guess is two fold....

1. the ammount of money and the logistical handling of a large number of boats (even flatbottom skiffs) can be expensive and enormous and a logistic nightmare to move around the country.

2. It is very rare that a storm of this magnitude that causes this ammount of flooding would hit that us and cause this ammount of flooding.


917 posted on 08/30/2005 9:40:45 AM PDT by Americanwolf (I cannot believe a parent would prostitute her child's memory for her own political agenda. -AW)
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To: mhking

Wonderful - thank you!


918 posted on 08/30/2005 9:41:02 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: jeffers
"If that is in fact the Twin Spans bridge, people worrying about it are wasting their time."

I'm worrying about it because the fate of that bridge speaks volumes about what happened in Slidell. In the absence of other info from Slidell, that is piece of info is meaningful.

919 posted on 08/30/2005 9:41:10 AM PDT by lugsoul ("She talks and she laughs." - Tom DeLay)
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To: BurbankKarl
They are saying media helos arent allowed over the city....WTH is going on? This is ridiculous.

Thats bugging me to...most of the footage they are showing is from yesterday...just gives me an ominous feeling.

920 posted on 08/30/2005 9:41:12 AM PDT by BureaucratusMaximus (The function of socialism is to raise suffering to a higher level.)
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