Katrina Live Thread, Part XI

Various ^ | 30 August 2005 | Various

[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.

Related FR Threads:

FYI: Hurricane Katrina Freeper SIGN IN Thread

Discussion Thread - Hurricane Katrina - What Went Wrong?!?

Post Hurricane Katrina IMAGES Here

Looting Begins In New Orleans

Martial Law Declared in New Orleans

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

[libtoken]

Forget about the West Coast ships. They are (1) slower to get there and (2) needed elsewhere (yes, even the older LPD rustbuckets).

East Coast is a different matter, and some ships could be made available if that was deemed to be the optimal plan.

[don-o]

Car-jackings by people trying to flee the city.

Help me out here. City is underwater isn't it?

Where are cars driving around to get jacked?

[hoosiermama]

Try going here: post 3848

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1472657/posts?q=1&&page=3841

[Doohickey]

Well...given the choice between rescuing a seal and people it seems like a pretty easy decision.

I guess the PETA disaster team is having trouble getting into the area?

[PhiKapMom]

You and me both! Feel much better. Advance team is already in place and will call the shots when it is clear. They are helping out themselves like they have in the past until the President comes into the area.

[yield 2 the right]

CNN had a reporter on that is reporting three looters have been shot near the Super Dome.

Sadly that is going to take place make an example of them(looters)...hang a sign on each one of them "I Looted" Take a picture copy it and handout and post on poles, buildings, and other places that people will see them in dry places w/caption:

"This will happen to you if you are caught LOOTING.."

[NonValueAdded]

Yes, for every hurricane that enters the gulf and comes any where near NO, all we hear about is how they are below sea level, yada, yada, yada ... it has been like that for DECADES so it isn't just the current administration - unless they or one before them nuked the plans and supplies because it cost too much to maintain them.

[Shermy]

"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...... 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."

Nothing you write convinces me there wasn't a screw up, now or in planning.

If the "bags" or whatever weren't prepositioned for a breach, in any kind of weather situation, the planning was third world grade.

[eternity]

As these threads continue we are going to see events continue to worst en.

[Tuxedo]

Yeah... why tell the story if it had to end like that?

[cajungirl]

God, it is bad.

[John Jamieson]

3+9=12
3+12=15

???

[Strategerist]

So do the Mods actually sit someplace and have to read all these posts?

There's just one mod, and they're floating in water in a big dark sensory deprivation chamber with every thread and post routed to their brain directly through surgically implanted electrodes.

[grey_whiskers]

To: July 4th We are running out of gas in Wisconsin. Stories about gasoline shortages are popping up all over the country now.

I _LIVE_ in Phoenix, dude.

The spot shortages here are people panic-topping off at selected stations, mostly independent stations like Circle K that buy on the spot market.

Full Disclosure: My wife and I take turns biking to work. :-)

[BurbankKarl]

FNC talked about a group of City of NO 9-1-1 dispatchers that were told "you arent needed anymore" and send walking on the one freeway to Crescent City.

[sfimom]

????Why???

[Types_with_Fist]

Where are cars driving around to get jacked?

I don't know. This was from CNN.

[oceanview]

CNN has some reporter on now - "the looting is out of control".

[PhiKapMom]

WWL reporting the Mayor's office said the city will be under nine feet of water in the next 12-15 hours.

[bwteim]

Thank you.