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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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As completely frustrating as it is to sit so far from the disaster feeling impotent,
people must understand that logistical miracles were not going to be seen today, a stratosphere's worth of prayers notwithstanding.
Resources on this scale are simply not marshalled in 24hrs.
People have to be given time for muster, even those on short notice standby.
Vehicles have to be fueled, equipment lists checked and topped off, consumables for rescue personnel loaded, etc, etc, etc.
More outside intervention will be visible tomorrow, w/geometric growth each day over the next week.
There'll always be screw-ups, but most of the folks that'll be heading in to do the heavy lifting are pros, and they'll make about the best of the situation that can be made.
The most help many of us can be is to stay calm, send a check where it might do some good, make a lame joke that'll put a smile on the face of someone in here who might have reason to shed tears soon, and don't panic.
That was her -- not exactly a leader!
About donations. Every Christian denomination will be collecting items for relief. The United Methodist UMCOR has already issued a call for our churches to start collecting "flood cleanup buckets". The church will truck them to the sites. I heard that the Baptists have already sent out a call too. I know that the Catholic Relief will be operating. N.O. is largely a Catholic population. The Salvation Army will be there and prefer money. Wal-Mart is setting up places in each store where people can donate. In a few days there will be a call for volunteers (mostly men with chain saws and earth movers)for cleanup.
IN general, the Mighty Miss is so wide, it would take an unbelievable amount of rain to even raise it a foot.
I think that is a piddling amount of rain given the long course of the Mississippi.
I have seen the Miss up to the top of the levee here in BR some years ago and it is way low now. It would have to rain for months to get the level up high.
You have it correct.
I think that is a piddling amount of rain given the long course of the Mississippi.
I have seen the Miss up to the top of the levee here in BR some years ago and it is way low now. It would have to rain for months to get the level up high.
$3.07 here in San Jose...
well said
No power in MS south of Jackson, MS
500 emergency generators and 200,000 gallons of fuel send to MS to power the cell phone towers.
I dunno... maybe cuz it's a little harder to do on scene than from behind a keyboard. Just a guess.
MSNBC: Reports of prisoners having taken the warden and his wife hostage.
Well, I'm glad the officer is going to be okay. 1 out of 2 ain't bad.
Those choppers should have been in the air this morning. And as for landing strips for transport planes...try the freeways...they are closed to traffic.
We, the USA, could have and should have done better.
Bush needs to get on the air in primetime, pronto. tonight.
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That's probably due to the continuing drought in the Upper Plains that have really lowered the Missouri River.
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