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Katrina Live Thread, Part XI
Various ^ | 30 August 2005 | Various

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.

NOLA.com

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

Gulfport News via Topix.net

WAFB Baton Rouge

Mobile Register via al.com

Mississippi updates via Jackson Ledger

Lafayette LA Daily Advertiser

Pensacola News Journal

St Bernard Local Government

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.

Previous Threads:

Katrina Live Thread, Part X
Katrina Live Thread, Part IX
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part VIII
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part VII
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part VI
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part V
Hurricane Katrina, Live Thread, Part IV
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part III
Katrina Live Thread, Part II
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part I
Tropical Storm 12


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; US: Alabama; US: Florida; US: Louisiana; US: Mississippi
KEYWORDS: aftermath; hurricane; hurricanekatrina; katrina; livehurricanekatrina
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To: Admin Moderator

Do you feel like you've lost control?


1,101 posted on 08/30/2005 4:20:34 PM PDT by queenkathy (Dear God, I have a problem; it's me.)
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To: the Deejay

The closest thing that the Navy has is the LHD 5 Baatan, which is already heading to stand by ready to assist.

Beyond that, any military ship with sufficient capacity to really help out takes longer to arrive. The nearest thing is the CV 67 Kennedy in Mayport, which was scheduled to decommission and thus probably would have to be restocked in order to come in, taking time.

More likely, LHD 7 Iwo Jima and its group ((including the lighter weight and potentially more-useful LPD/LSD/etc) may have a little detour before going overseas.


1,102 posted on 08/30/2005 4:20:35 PM PDT by libtoken
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To: Txsleuth
last year the same idiots were b!itching because he DID go to Florida....

I do remember that.

1,103 posted on 08/30/2005 4:21:16 PM PDT by the Deejay (THE LADY DEEJAY)
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To: Types_with_Fist

What's happening on Cooper? I can't stand to watch it but will take reviews.


1,104 posted on 08/30/2005 4:21:23 PM PDT by queenkathy (Dear God, I have a problem; it's me.)
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To: Fraxinus

No museum ship is remotely operable without months to the better part of a year of refit and obscene amounts of money spent.


1,105 posted on 08/30/2005 4:21:43 PM PDT by Strategerist
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To: Admin Moderator

Thanks.

I don't EVER mess with authority!!! I was brunged up right! :))


1,106 posted on 08/30/2005 4:21:54 PM PDT by nuclady
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To: MikeinIraq

View Partial Source? the best tool for serious Freeping.


1,107 posted on 08/30/2005 4:21:59 PM PDT by RobFromGa (Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran-- what are we waiting for?)
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To: queenkathy

He sounds like he's on speed or something... even more than usual.


1,108 posted on 08/30/2005 4:22:08 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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To: ARealMothersSonForever
Not frustrated. See #1056. It just takes time

Good to hear.

1,109 posted on 08/30/2005 4:22:19 PM PDT by Godzilla (I'm not suffering from insanity...I'm actually enjoying it.)
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To: Petronski

Duh! I'm too rattled to think right now. Thanks for the reminder.


1,110 posted on 08/30/2005 4:22:25 PM PDT by Peach (South Carolina is praying for our Gulf coast citizens.)
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To: EX52D
Me too, southern Nevada.

DITTO!

1,111 posted on 08/30/2005 4:22:39 PM PDT by the Deejay (THE LADY DEEJAY)
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To: the Deejay

I recall him issuing a statement that he did not want to disrupt the Fla efforts with a Presidential intrusion and only after things were stabilized did he come. Of course we had Jeb.


1,112 posted on 08/30/2005 4:22:39 PM PDT by NonValueAdded ("Freedom of speech makes it much easier to spot the idiots." [Jay Lessig, 2/7/2005])
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To: Strategerist

Maybe the uss jimah carter could pull in to help


1,113 posted on 08/30/2005 4:22:41 PM PDT by al baby (Father of the beeber)
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To: queenkathy

With all the information available here, I will accept the charge that I am blind as well as stupid if someone will please post a link to a site where I can follow the track of this storm from this point on.


1,114 posted on 08/30/2005 4:23:13 PM PDT by Entropy Squared (The Rush to Chaos)
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To: NautiNurse; All
IMPORTANT...SHE CAN'T FIND HER PARTENTS, SEE BELOW:

My parents live in New Orleans (Metairie). Mom had a stroke 4 years ago and is basically an invalid. Dad and Mom were supposed to stay at the Lake Edge Doubletree. Last I talked with him was Sat morning. When I called Doubletree Saturday night, they said he never checked in. Neither me nor my brother have heard from him since. They are now 4 days missing.

All the phones are dead in New Orleans so this makes it difficult.

Does anyone know who I can contact to find missing New Orleans Katrina family members? I keep calling the Red Cross general number 866-438-4636. I either get busy or in an infinite wait queue. My brother is calling Louisiana State Police, no word from him yet.

I am worried because my mom requires special care and my dad is very old. They could be safe or they could have been in an accident. I need some info on who to contact. Specific info as possible.

None of the people posting good info [thank you very much] about Katrina give their contact info, so I cannot contact them. Maybe you could post this plea for me. You can post my email.

Thanks
AnyMouse123@comcast.net

1,115 posted on 08/30/2005 4:23:21 PM PDT by shield (The Greatest Scientific Discoveries of the Century Reveal God!!!! by Dr. H. Ross, Astrophysicist)
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To: TexanToTheCore
I told someone this earlier, from experience - water ruins everything but metal, glass and plastic. Carpets, plaster, sheetrock, plywood, framing. Nothing but metal, glass and plastic can be saved. That doesn't leave much let.
1,116 posted on 08/30/2005 4:23:21 PM PDT by Warren_Piece (Nashville, TN)
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To: don-o
forgiveness granted. :-)

I'll shut up now, I just had a burst of strange thoughts in a row there, but no chemicals or alcohol were killed in this exchange.

1,117 posted on 08/30/2005 4:23:36 PM PDT by RobFromGa (Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran-- what are we waiting for?)
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To: Jeff Head
A certain amount of order will have to be resored before effective evacuations in the neighborhoods can be implemented on any large scale.

Not really, no one is shooting at the rescuers. A stolen TV is not going to hamper rescue efforts in the least. At most they just need to keep their boats from being swamped.

1,118 posted on 08/30/2005 4:23:41 PM PDT by Diddle E. Squat
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To: RobFromGa

No, the llama just grazes. The brother in law will take out a deer if he gets hungry enough. The llama is actually quite sweet but caused trouble the nite of the storm because the brtoher in law wouldn't let him sleep in the house per my sister's wishes. The trouble started because the llama won't go anywhere without his goat companion and the brother in law wouldn't allow the goat in. And that is when my sister was going to kill my brother in law. But the storm interfered, plus I think he has the key to the gun box. A wise man.


1,119 posted on 08/30/2005 4:23:43 PM PDT by cajungirl (no)
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To: Siobhan
We are running out of gas in Wisconsin. The local news just broke the story, but gas stations have been running out all day, and it's been kept hush-hush so as not to cause massive lines.

The pipelines that come up from the Gulf just aren't pumping.
1,120 posted on 08/30/2005 4:23:56 PM PDT by July 4th (A vacant lot cancelled out my vote for Bush.)
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