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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.
Related FR Threads:
FYI: Hurricane Katrina Freeper SIGN IN Thread
Discussion Thread - Hurricane Katrina - What Went Wrong?!?
Post Hurricane Katrina IMAGES Here
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.
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Katrina Live Thread, Part X
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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
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I read this AM that Houma was asking for volunteers with small boats.....
Knowing the folks of Houma, I'm sure many were already on their way.....with boats
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1. Thanks. I appreciate the expert information.
2. If it would have done nothing, I suppose that means after the billions and billions spent, in the end no plan would have worked.
All we can do now is say a pray for the innocents who are stuck tonight in the Dome with a bunch of agitated people who might start acting like animals.
I really don't know anything about the guy, except he sounded idiotic. Oh well...
CNN will pop up with that comment followed by: they are all in Iraq so can't protect the good people of No.
I knew somebody should've made a tag to designate rhetorical questions :-)
Hurry up and e-mail the Govenor.....she's clueless!
"To: jeffers
*shudder* I keep thinking about the kids and babies in there.
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Focus on the successes. It takes a concious effort.
The fingerpointing we are seeing here is starting to worry me. If FR is representative of America, when the full scope of this starts being comprehended, it will tear the country apart, at a time when we most urgently need to pull together.
"From the looks of those photos, black people "loot" while white people "find.""
Good catch. Deserves it's own thread.
I'm watching it again right now.
Words just cannot describe this.
Good news. But we hear nothing about transport to get from NO to there. Nothing.
Well they saw Otto do it on the Simpsons. We all know that school buses float.
What are you watching? Link?
Ouch.
They could be Hispanic...
I think you hit the nail on the head. The slabs separated from the piers underneath at those points where there was no "fixed" support -- just a "bearing" support for expansion joints.
He wants you to say he was right and you were wrong.
They are both black. Maybe men loot and women find:')
If the lady cops were taking from Walmart, you should know something. Walmart opened the doors for people.
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