[King Prout]

FEMA et alia need to stop thinking about SAR in land-air terms.

There's really only one way to have a mass-exodus out of New Orleans at this point:

THE RIVER.

The river levee is the highest large open patch of land in the area, and there are a lot of docks.

I *know* there are a lot of shallow-draft barges and tugs which could be militarized and tasked for evacuation.
Getting folks to the levee might require teams in zodiacs, pirogues, and maybe even hovercraft, but it can be done.

They need to start doing thios NOW NOW NOW - the situation in NOLA is going to get a lot worse, especially if the river levee breaches or is topped when the upstream rains swell the Mississippi over the next few days.

Pass this on, if you have FEMA/NG contacts.

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FEMA et alia need to stop thinking about SAR in land-air terms.

There's really only one way to have a mass-exodus out of New Orleans at this point:

THE RIVER.

The river levee is the highest large open patch of land in the area, and there are a lot of docks.

I *know* there are a lot of shallow-draft barges and tugs which could be militarized and tasked for evacuation. Getting folks to the levee might require teams in zodiacs, pirogues, and maybe even hovercraft, but it can be done.

They need to start doing thios NOW NOW NOW - the situation in NOLA is going to get a lot worse, especially if the river levee breaches or is topped when the upstream rains swell the Mississippi over the next few days.

Pass this on, if you have FEMA/NG contacts.

Bump

[Spktyr]

The river is not currently navigable for boats or ships.

[NautiNurse]

Your idea is top notch - I hope someone in the area thinks of it too.