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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.


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


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: Peach
Thanks, Peach - I caught that. Looks like it is very bad, but not the total devastation I feared.

Unfortunately, I don't know enough about Slidell geography to know exactly where they were. They were either on the lake or the bay, I'm not sure - it was waterfront, so I'm a bit concerned. Hope they're out.

2,841 posted on 08/30/2005 8:08:05 PM PDT by lugsoul ("She talks and she laughs." - Tom DeLay)
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To: Cedar

Not good enough Cedar. Not good enough. And if the best of her abilities is to go on CNN and call for prayer, that is about the lamest thing I ever saw. I suspect she is not running anything at this point. I don't know who is. And I want to know who is taking rescued people to the Dome all day.


2,842 posted on 08/30/2005 8:08:20 PM PDT by cajungirl (no)
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To: BurbankKarl
They should have went for those fisherman waist high waders (I think I would have lol).
2,843 posted on 08/30/2005 8:08:29 PM PDT by flutters (God Bless The USA)
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To: Torie

There is a waterway which connects it to the gulf though.


2,844 posted on 08/30/2005 8:08:30 PM PDT by Blogger
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To: Doohickey
Just got some good news - heard from relatives in Covington (just north of Lake Hard-to-spell) are okay.

Thank God.

2,845 posted on 08/30/2005 8:08:35 PM PDT by steveegg (Real torture is taking a ride with Sen Ted "Swimmer" Kennedy in a 1968 Oldsmobile off a short bridge)
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To: flutters

Caught red-handed, shamelessly filling up a cart with Walmart shoes.

What an example for the rest of the looters. Did you notice that no one was paying any mind to the officers at all? Something tells me that is what their community is used to seeing.

Absolutely shameless.


2,846 posted on 08/30/2005 8:08:35 PM PDT by Victoria
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To: Conservativehomeschoolmama

my in-laws are in Lamar Co., Oak Grove just outside of Hattiesburg. No confirmed deaths or serious injures.
No power for two weeks, no water, no working gas stations in Hattiesburg/Oak Grove.
Trees down everywhere, it's amazing no one was hurt with the number of houses that had trees fall on them.


2,847 posted on 08/30/2005 8:08:45 PM PDT by WoodstockCat (Gitmo? Let them eat Pork!)
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To: Torie

Quite simply, he is a simpleton; Aaron Brown asked him about the people outside NO wandering aroudn with nowhere to go and he said something like "they should go to high ground" and somebody will come to pick them up."


2,848 posted on 08/30/2005 8:08:45 PM PDT by Howlin (Have you check in on this thread: FYI: Hurricane Katrina Freeper SIGN IN Thread)
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To: bonfire

Cooper was gagging and getting sick because there were a dozen containers of frozen chicken from the Casino melting and rotting in the heat nearby.

Remember, AC is the son of a billionairess, and not used to such things as foul-smelling chicken and germ-laden water around him.

Hope he brought plenty of Handi-Wipes!


2,849 posted on 08/30/2005 8:08:48 PM PDT by Palladin (America! America! God shed His grace on Thee.)
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To: LivFREEordie
The NO mayor is now reduced to laughter.

Disgusting!

2,850 posted on 08/30/2005 8:08:53 PM PDT by hole_n_one
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To the Bush bashers on this thread, the military is actively saving lives...

Click image to watch 1.9 mb .wmv video of troops saving lives
2,851 posted on 08/30/2005 8:08:54 PM PDT by DocRock (Osama said, "We love death, the U.S. loves life, that is the main difference between us.")
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To: Torie

What's wrong with these people?? Haven't they thought about churches, schools, colleges, etc. etc. An elementary student could come up with a solution.

I hope every state in the U.S. takes a good look at this disaster and learns a HUGE lesson.


2,852 posted on 08/30/2005 8:08:54 PM PDT by bonfire (dwindler)
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To: NautiNurse
Mayor Nagin saying on CNN interview - the refugees in the SuperDome will be there for another week.

The place will descend into chaos. I would not want to be in that building.

2,853 posted on 08/30/2005 8:08:58 PM PDT by Canticle_of_Deborah
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To: GOP_Proud

Mandatory evacuation was not given until Sunday morning.


2,854 posted on 08/30/2005 8:09:03 PM PDT by PhiKapMom (AOII Mom -- Allen in 2008)
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To: oceanview
whats going to happen in that week's time to make the evacuation of these people easier?

At that point it won't be evacuation. It'll be recovery.

2,855 posted on 08/30/2005 8:09:06 PM PDT by SlowBoat407 (A living affront to Islam since 1959)
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To: hole_n_one
It's becoming a death trap.

A sh*thole, for sure, but the matters of water and food can be handled directly. The matter of toilets is less tractable, but likewise can be managed.

It's probably unbelievably awful in there right now, but it's not fatal.

2,856 posted on 08/30/2005 8:09:08 PM PDT by r9etb
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To: NautiNurse

Are you listening to this fool Mayor from NO on CNN ??

He thinks it will be 4 weeks till they can start getting NO back to NO

He is a FOOL!


2,857 posted on 08/30/2005 8:09:11 PM PDT by Mo1
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To: eternity

Huh? I thought just an hour ago the Mayor said people would be in the Super Dome for another week??


2,858 posted on 08/30/2005 8:09:12 PM PDT by SE Mom (God Bless those who serve..)
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To: Doohickey

WooHoo,Thank you Lord:)


2,859 posted on 08/30/2005 8:09:14 PM PDT by fatima
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To: commish

hind site is 20/20.


2,860 posted on 08/30/2005 8:09:20 PM PDT by jpsb
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