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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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Tropical Storm 12
Shep is the guy who looks like a 17-year-old kid with a 12 year-old brain. If you've watched him very much, you know his IQ can't be above 85. Wonderful smile, though.
That is a heart stopping story. Wow. Smart.
People here keep yelling that the Louisiana leaders need a plan in New Orleans:
They have a plan and are implementing it. Quickly let the whole place go to h*ll.
On ramp to I-10 west dumps into Super Dome parking lot. Big trucks (or maybe even walking) would put the people on I-10/US90 west to be picked up by buses.
Why are you on this thread? Just to annoy us?
I don't feel sorry for someone who is corrupt and incompetant as the mayor NO.
No you aren't. I'm wondering the same.
You're not wrong. Distilled fuels like gas or diesel have a fairly short shelf life. You can't just stock it up and hold it for rainy day. Generally speaking, its a good idea to make sure that your fuel is less than 6 months old.
Tennessee Valley Authority
"An annual sampling and testing of the fuel oil tanks at our Allen Turbine facility revealed that the fuel oil stability in one of the tanks had deteriorated to a 17 Pad Rate. 1.8 million gallons of fuel has been fully treated with PRI-D and we have re-sampled the tank and tested the fuel. The Dupont Pad rating with PRI-D treated fuel went from a 17 to a 3, fully meeting TVA specifications - " TVA
Let's strip out the extraneous stuff...
If there are 60,000 people to evacuate60,000 people divided by 10 evacuees per boat (12 less 1 National Guardsman less the driver) equals 6,000 trips. Each round trip takes 5 hours (10 miles divided by 2 mph), though I think that 2 mph is not realistic (I'd take 15 mph). That's 30,000 trip-hours. Divide that by 40 available Guardsmen and that's 750 hours, or over 31 days (not accounting for refueling the boats).and if 20,000 are men, 25,000 are women, and 15,000 are children, and if women and children must be evacuated first, and if each boat holds 12 people,and if one woman must accompany each child,and if 1 National Guardsman must accompany each boat and if a boat travels at a maximum speed of 2 miles per hour and if the nearest high ground is 5 miles away and if there are50 boats and40 available Guardsmen, then how long will it for everyone to reach safety?
DRUDGE:
NAVY SHIPS AND MARITIME RESCUE TEAMS SENT TO REGION
Tue Aug 30 2005 21:33:11 ET
The Pentagon late Tuesday ordered five Navy ships and eight maritime rescue teams to the Gulf Coast to bolster relief operations as worsening conditions overwhelmed the initial response.
The NEW YORK TIMES plans to report later tonight: One Navy amphibious assault ship, the Bataan, with six Sea Stallion and Sea Hawk helicopters that could be used for search and rescue missions.
The ships will carry food, fuel, medical and construction supplies, as well as hovercraft that can be used for evacuation and search-and-rescue missions.
The Navy was also considering sending the hospital ship Comfort.
To me she sounded sedated. She kept fading off. Said they had to have some place to evacuate the people in shelters *to* before they could evac them.
Jaw-droppingly stunning.
From an earlier report on WWL:
4:21 P.M. - WWL-TV Reporter quotes officials as saying there may now be 60,000 people in the Superdome and that more people are still being urged to go there.
I'm not surprised to read that. FedEx is one put-together outfit. Of course, for profit enterprises usually are. Government is a whole nother thing.
I'm surprised that once it breeched, any of it has held...
Why can't we rent a cruise ship and bring the people aboard?
The ones that will not loot it anyway. It would be cheaper then moving everyone.
How?
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