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

[hole_n_one]

Not FEMA, but that the major airlines should have continued with the scheduled departures for awhile longer.

[nicmarlo]

heard that too.

[Jedidah]

"If I recall correctly, the Mayor supported the President's re-election."

Excellent. He apparently votes better than he leads.

[sarasota]

Thanks very much!

[Torie]

Did anyone ask him when somebody somewhere was going to condescend to move rather more rapidly than the pace "all due deliberate speed," aka glacial, at which Brown v Board of Education was implemented, to get the frigging folks out of the frigging bowl? Is anybody asking anybody about this minor little detail?

[Types_with_Fist]

The President has been on this for three days at least.

Lord knows I've had my disagreements with Bush. But he was THE ONLY person, apparently, in government who recognized the potential of the disaster. He acted BEFORE the storm hit when the locals would not or could not.

Also serves no purpose for him to be down there right now. He and his entourage and security would just destract from the rescue efforts.

[al baby]

What makes everyone think that Bush has not flown over. Hell he had Thanksgiving in Bagdad

[GRRRRR]

" he's on thin enough ice as it is right now." Rubbish, the people dissatisfied with President Bush are the pollsters and the Demonrats. I WILL admit not being happy with the borders issue, however, that is not enough for many to abandon this honorable and dignified man, a leader with vision and strategy. "Public opinion" is what the outdated, left-wing media spews in their ragged, poorly worded poll questions engineered to get the most negative response they can. It's all an effort to smear a fine man. It's totally unfair to portray the President as "unconcerned" about the terrible damages to the Gulf Coast area, only the leftists in this country would even put out such an opinion, hoping it will get into the media and stick and become a major media talking point. The leftists have already started with the "Bush caused the hurricane carping"--see PJComix' post around FR somewhere...they are intellectually dishonest and plainly stoooopid people. DOn't watch too much ABCCBSNBCMSNBCCNN and ignore the left, they LIE!

[LenS]

A problem with that advice is that it keeps people scattered in hard to reach places if they need to evacuate. Plus, how many homes will collapse under the pressure of the water, especially after the stress of the winds.

[July 4th]

It's probably better up north. That's well away from the major Wisconsin cities, so there might be less immediate demand. Plus, the northern part of the state doesn't have to use the same reformulated gas that we have to down here in Milwaukee. The supply is more stable for regular gas.

[oceanview]

you think most americans are like we are here? most americans think this was just a bad rain storm - they are just going along with their normal lives.

[jcharmony]

I see Notre Dame de Prompte Secour all over it.

I would have to ditto that

If you review the storm track, the hurricane was at a CAT5 heading due north to New Orleans. The storm had sustained winds of 175 MPH with 200+mph gusts. The pressure also 'explosively dropped' from mid 900's to near 900

The eye was formed, the water was clear, there was nothing else between it & New Orleans. It was supposed to be set on a straight path (there is a meterology term I can't think of now).

But right at landfall, it weakened CAT3, & made a right bypass around the city. It then resumed it's northward path.

[Darnright]

>I pray the NG and needed equipement to evacuate people and to establish and maintain order during it, gets in there within the next 12-18 hours.<

Amen, Jeff. They've got to get some order down there, or the death toll will surely skyrocket.

[dfwgator]

we want to evacuate the superdome by providing buses - we have been working on a plan to do that all day".

She should have asked John Kerry, he always has a plan.

[roses of sharon]

Academic logic on display.

[RummyChick]

I am surprised they didn't mug the guy selling the hot dogs for 1.50.

[queenkathy]

That's what was said on King? That they've been working ALL day on getting busses to the Dome? Oh Puhleeeeeze...

[PhiKapMom]

Moron definitely comes to mind. This Mayor was unbelieveable with his statements.

[Txsleuth]

Is that a trick question???

[spanalot]

"In February 1953 the Netherlands faced disaster when the dikes protecting the southwest of the country were breached"

And they have developed incredible technologies since then.

They have massive breakwaters that float up and hinge when needed. I have to believe that we are reinventing the whel.