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

[Knute]

Shots fired into 1st precinct police headquarters in French Quarter- BREAKING

[r9etb]

Ping to 2959: Interestingly, this fool of a governor just said the corps of engineers DID try to drop sandbags into the breach but that effort failed... the sanbags were pushed aside by the current. And a guy from the army here is saying they tried and are still trying, its just not working.

So your idea was tried, and it isn't working. Time for you to stop, I think.

[bannie]

As I sit on the San Andres Fault, I think how strange it is that each of us seems to be able to accept our own preponderant act of God as "better" than others.

[Types_with_Fist]

rather sit on my roof in the great outdoors and at peace with my God.

No, no. The Coast Guard would just rescue you and bring you to the Dome.

[two23]

Fox News alert...2 perps armed with AK47's opened fire on a police station in New Orleans

[tomkat]

She needs to suck it up and show leadership ... pronto

She needs to call GW and request that the Feds take over.

/.02

[pamlet]

OK .. this is out there... but how hard would it be to fly porta potties in/out? Or those catridge toilets.. and fly the cartriges in/ou? I know it's weird - but if they can't fly the people out - try to get them some type of facilities..

[OKIEDOC]

Posted this to Senor Aaron just a while ago.

Sorry lady FReepers but Aaron, well!

He is in my books one of those guys who squats to pee.

Aaron Brown

Why do you persist trying to blame Bush. I'm in utter disgust at some of the comments that CNN talking heads are saying. Thinking people, (not you) know that the local Democrat politicians in New Orleans have had years to prepare for this disaster. Now that a catastrophe has occurred you want to blame the president. Seems to me that nothing will satisfy your narrow mindedness but for Bush to grab a bucket and bail water.

Shame on you for showing you bias in such an insignificant manner.

Okiedoc

[MarMema]

Blanco et al are acting like the deteriorating conditions are a complete surprise.

She is completely clueless, even mentioned buses at one point for evacuation of them, but said there is nowhere to put them right now.

[steveegg]

9:21 P.M. - (AP) One Mississippi county alone said its death toll was at least 100, and officials are "very, very worried that this is going to go a lot higher," said Joe Spraggins, civil defense director for Harrison County, home to Biloxi and Gulfport.

Thirty of the victims in the county were from a beachfront apartment building that collapsed under a 25-foot wall of water as Katrina slammed the Gulf Coast with 145-mph winds.

Some lessons are never learned.

Fox News - shots fired by 2 guys with "AK-47s" at New Orleans 1st Precinct headquarters, police returned fire, no word on wounded. Shooters got away.

[burzum]

When we lived in So. Cal we kept a backpack with water, food, radio, money, in each car as well as a pair of running shoes

Very wise. From what I've heard, the #1 injury during an earthquake is cuts to the feet from glass and ragged masonry.

[max_rpf]

What is this ?? Shooting at police station with AK-47s? Is FNC at it again... AKs???? Crieky

[Vob]

It might be time to watch Taiwan as well.

[Blogger]

2 guys with AK47s shot into Police Station in NO and after a shootout fled into the French Quarter.

[spanalot]

"I didn't say that, and you know it. "

[STARWISE]

Greeta: 2 guys with AK-47 firing into the downtownpolice station. Cops fired back .. guys ran away into the FQ. No officers hurt. Yesterday, a cop was shot in the face trying to stop looters. Looters have to be chased in boats.

[SE Mom]

TWO guys with AK 47's shot into a police precinct in NO just now...

per FOX

[Peach]

Oh, I agree. I'd have been gone by Friday.

[Pyro7480]

FNC: Two guys with AK-47's fired shots into police station. No officers hurt. Men fled to French Quarter.

You've really got to wonder about people like that. Pure evil...

[Diddle E. Squat]

They've already have had deaths in the dome, even excluding the suicide jumper. I have to wonder if NOLA is actually completely cutoff right now by road. I realize the need to devote all the heavy military type trucks to rescue efforts, but why hasn't a bus convoy been sent in to at least begin ferrying person out? If they don't want persons wading through the water outside the dome, why not get the military in there to put in a pontoon bridge to the elevated freeway just a couple of blocks away? Sure setting up enough evac facilities has some logistic hurdles, but wasn't there a plan for such? This is the disaster FEMA planned for for training purposes? How hard is it to set up tents and porta potties on the grounds of the state capitol? Why not temporarily commandeer LSU's basktball coliseum? Their athletic gyms, their student rec gyms and racquetball courts?


OK, finally we are getting info of people in Kenner climbing on evac buses, have been loading for 3 hours.