Emergency personnel take Donnell Williams off of a helicopter as he cries after his family was rescued from their home in New Orleans, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005.
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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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Bottom ones are tourists I bet.
Very graphic illustration of media "word" shaping.
You're one of these FReepers who happen along and opine utter garbage, and hope and pray daily that President Bush mucks up or fails.
You got that vibe, too. Not that it was that hard to pick up on.
Question is, is I-10 open west from the SuperDome?
National Guard is there now..I think just getting from one place to another is so difficult right now that expecting anyone to "step in" and stop the lawlessness is a bit optimistic.
Did his eye liner run?
Casualties.
Any images of floating bodies have been edited.
Eyewitness accounts say that the entire region is inundated with corpses.
Some of the cruise liners now hole 5,000 or so...they could sustain life easily...with private toilets, kitchens made for huge crowds, etc. Interesting idea...living on a cruise liner while the temporary land housing is set up.
For sure...a lot of people not used to working are going to have rely on themselves, maybe for the first time in their lives.
Emergency personnel take Donnell Williams off of a helicopter as he cries after his family was rescued from their home in New Orleans, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005.
Which hack? :-)
I understand about fuel 'treatments' but forgive me if I place little faith in them. In my opinion it is simply better to have good fresh fuel than to trust some treatment to last some number of years.
You are right.
the black guy must be desperate...he's got diet pepsi.....
seriously though, if i were in his situation i might even drink pepsi, as I'm sure all the Coke products would be long gone.....
Those are scared babies. Hopefully tonight they had a hot dinner and are asleep in a nice , comfortable bed.
That's a good question.
It has to be done, though.
Olbermann
Man ... God help them all.
I understand that I-10 west may require a detour on US 90. I-10 east is busted.
If there were any working, I doubt the media the images were recorded on are in any condition to replay them.
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