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Posted on 08/30/2005 1:34:04 PM PDT by NautiNurse
The situation in New Orleans continues to deteriorate due to rising water levels and desperation. Search and rescue continues via boat and air. Authorities have announced the goal to evacuate all the remaining residents of NOLA. The New Orleans Mayor has reported numerous gas leaks throughout the city. Sporadic fires occurring. Attempts to evacuate hundreds of hospital patients from Charity Hospital and Tulane Medical Center are in process. Patients are being transported to other hospitals as far away as Florida.
The Army Corps of Engineers is at the NOLA levee breaks with current plans to drop 3000 lb sand bags in an effort to stop the flow of water. NOLA hospital evacuations continue for thousands of patients. Reports indicate all evacuees are being taken to the SuperDome, which is now surrounded by water. The generators at the Dome are now in jeopardy. The Governor of Louisiana has called for a day of prayer tomorrow...
Elsewhere, search and rescue continue in Mississippi and Alabama. Biloxi reports indicate catastrophic damage.
Links to various news and local government websites:
WLOX TV Biloxi, Gulfport, Pascagula has link to locate family and friends (very slow load)
2theAdvocate - Baton Rouge Includes Slidell, St. John Parish, St. Bernard Parish updates, and other locations.
Inside Houma Today needing boats, volunteers, lists gas station openings, water, etc.
WALA Channel 4 Mobile, AL Includes links to distribution centers, Emergency Ops, etc.
Sun-Herald Gulfport MS Includes link to town by town reports
Mississippi updates via Jackson Ledger
Streaming Video:
WWL-TV (via KHOU/Houston): http://www.wwltv.com/cgi-bin/bi/video/makeadplaylist.pl?title=beloint_khou&live=yes
WKRG/Mobile: mms://wmbcast.mgeneral.speedera.net/wmbcast.mgeneral/wmbcast_mgeneral_aug262005_1435_95518
WDSU/New Orleans via WAPL/Jackson: mms://a842.l1291238841.c12912.g.lm.akamaistream.net/D/842/12912/v0001/reflector:38841
All are Windows Media Player links.
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Due to the number of requests to assist, the following list of some charities is provided.
This is not intended as an endorsement for any of the charities.
www.redcross.org or 1-800 HELP NOW - note: website is slow
Salvation Army - 1-800-SAL-ARMY or Salvation Army currently looking for in-state volunteers - (888)363-2769
Operation Blessing: (800) 436-6348.
America's Second Harvest: (800) 344-8070.
Catholic Charities USA: (800) 919-9338, or www.catholiccharitiesusa.org.
Christian Reformed World Relief Committee: (800) 848-5818.
Church World Service: (800) 297-1516 or online at www.churchworldservice. org.
Lutheran Disaster Response: (800) 638-3522.
Nazarene Disaster Response: (888) 256-5886.
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance: (800) 872-3283.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is accepting donations at its 3,800 stores and Web site, www.walmart.com.
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Hope you can read fast! This thread is very fast moving...
Yikes. Slow-going for sure then.
A suggestion the water if from the river does not mean it is. From what I see there is no major break in the River levee.
I don't know about Barbour, but I can tell you that "Lisping Bitch" Blanco will run for re-election in 2007 as The Courageous Leader Who Saw Us All Through Katrina, and that the people of Louisiana will buy it and give her 65% of the vote along with another four years to embarrass us.
-Dan
She has to know. Cars are covered and leaking oil and fuel, dead people, dogs and cats, natural gas is leaking under the water... need I go on? Unless she is more clueless than I think she knows all this.
Has anyone heard from cajungirl?
Yes - did you ping her? Sigh
I was watching the group report and they said something to the effect they were reconsidering dropping the sandbags and considering filling shipping containers with sand or fill and dropping them instead...
"To: All
Has anyone heard from cajungirl?"
Yes, she's been around today.
Jumping in with both feet, a link to CNN, a link to WWL TV and a link to yahoo news...while listening to streaming TV. I will eventually catch up. Maybe.
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Freeper Spiff put up a thread...if you don't mind, post your offer on that thread. It's gonna get lost on this one.
Can you just be nice for a change.....sheesh you jump on everything anyone says..
most cruise are registered in foreign countries
LOL!
The misunderstood fact is that these items are not just lying around waiting to be used. There are logistical items necessary before these short term fixes can be implimented - you just can't snap your fingers. The waterways are probably so full of debris alone that it'll take days before a barge can be maneuvered into position. Heavy lift helicopters are also days away as well as filling the bags of sand - again, something you don't do at the snap of one's fingers. Its easy doing such back-seat flood control work whereas we don't have a clue from our computer terminals what is really happening or the full extent of the difficulties that will need to be overcome just to handle the basics.
We don't have to wonder, AggieMama, we know that when NYC was attacked we all pulled together as Americans. And I think even most liberal Northeasterners feel that we are all in this together. You are right, there will be plenty of time to discuss paying for this rescue/rebuild after people are safe.
Thanks, I didn't think it was very deep. Looking at the slabs of cement sitting sideways on the causeway it looked very shallow. Isn't a lot of this because of the silt that washes in when they dump Mississippi water into her during flood events?
I am so sorry! I thought this was addressed to poster Wolfie.
Just a thought...it will take the cruise lines an amount of time to realign their ports of call. I would like to see the affected ships take the initiative to provide their ships for emergency supply transport. I don't think that setting them up as floating refugee centers is viable.
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