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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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Lot's of rain from Katrina is draining to the ocean via the Miss. R.
All I know is that I am underwhelmed by the federal response.
According to WWL which I have minimized the authorities cannot see the beginning or end of the Mississippi River as it is all one and the levee has been breeched with holes in the levee.
New Orleans is sinking man, and I don't wanna swim.
First Ariel Shots of Boloxi, Mississippi (VIDEO)
http://thepoliticalteen.net/2005/08/30/boloxi/
they had several reports of cops looting earlier today, some loading up carts of merchandise and taking it to their cars in full view of reporters...
they were quite popular with the looters...
but MSM is trying to be very selective in reporting
I'm in Milwaukee. Everyone is out of the higher grades, and are on their last tanks of regular.
The Doomsday Senario would have left all the houses flattened.
Gov. Blanco sounds like a pathetic whiner.... granted, the situation is horrible, but there are leaders capable of rising to such occasions.... and apparently she is not one of them.
That's correct. No direct implication for New Orleans just yet. Plaqueminnes is where the mouth of the river comes out. They got the direct hit down there.
President Bush has spoken.
He is in DC and soon to be in the disaster area.
The military IS already helping and on the way.
Hope that helps.
Though the looting does lend to an overall chaotic sense of lawlessness. If they're free to loot, they're free to do anything they want.
No - they had no idea. They'd never run out before.
actually, if we hadn't disqualified Bernard Kerik for not paying nanny taxes, and sleeping with judith regan, we'd have him in there instead of Chertoff. somebody who is tough, street and urban saavy.
OK but the Mayor's Office said NO will be under nine feet of water in the next 12-15 hours -- where is that water coming from?
The 12+ minute video of the 17 mile aerial tour by helicopter of the Miss. coast shown on MSNBC was absolutely jaw dopping.
No way. The hurricane is barely over let alone the drainage from up river. Couldn't be. I saw that river two nites ago flying in and it was low! Very low. It would take weeks to get the level up.
Same thought crossed my mind.
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