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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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Children's hospital under siege from looters
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1473893/posts?page=34#34
Yes, I was told this exact same thing by somebody in another thread who argued that Louisianians deserve to die in this hurricane because they didn't elect the right people last time around.
-Dan
They are a branch of Franklin Graham's ministry. I did a fair amount of research during the tsunami disaster before choosing them as the best combination of being large enough organizationally to accomplish real good, while not being controlled by leftist interests.
They're already rolling relief convoys into the region. Here's their link: www.samaritanspurse.org
"To: steveegg
Yes. I checked back and the story looks very suspect to me. I wa going to alert the moderator but don't know how!"
Don't be too quick to dismiss this.
Those areas were not ordered to evacuate. The storm took an unexpected jog to the east.
The water came up very quickly by all reports.
You probably need to harden yourself for the news that will be coming from the Gulf for a while.
I mean this sincerely.
....... 'night.
'night, drama queen.
You're incorrect. The President issued a state of emergency and ordered evacuations LONG before the hurricane even made landfall. The mayor was probably AWOL.
Yep.
Unseemly.
Exactly when are you claiming the mayor gave the mandatory evacuation order?
What happens to the mail? Did the Post offices get flooded. How long does a post office hold mail for these people.
See? :)
-Dan
Wow, doesn't look too good.
Good post. After the immediate crisis has been gotten under some semblance of order, some very difficult decisions will have to be made. The Connecticut land grab sanctioned by the Supreme court may look like chicken feed by the time this is over, when people with clear title to their land are told that they won't be able to rebuild.
The whole Gulf Coast situation reminds me of a Bangla Desh-type typhoon -- not as many deaths, to be sure, but probably a greater economic impact.
New Orleans, though, reminds me of Venice, in many ways. The at/below sea level aspect, and their propensity to flood, and their massive utility problems even under normal circumstances are of course all too obvious. And they are both sinking in absolute terms, even ignoring the rising ocean levels forecast by the global warmists.
But socially, culturally, and economically, New Orleans and Venice are also similar: cities of greatly diminished economic influence. Both were, at times, among the five most important cities of their continents; neither are in the top 50 today. Both are in a sort of time warp, existing on tourism, based largely on ancient architecture which exists chiefly because there has been little economic incentive to tear it down.
-Dan
The nine feet turned into nine inches (it was a typo of ' as opposed to "), and then somebody said some measuring device in the middle of the lake said 4 feet, never verified. If it were nine feet, the whole city except for about ten blocks in a swath about one to two blocks wide right next to the river levees running along the river in a a few places, would be under water. I heard on TV one guy in the French quarter saying he was staying, because he owned a building 11 feet above sea level, which was just about the highest place in the city, and he lived on the third floor, and didn't want to abandon his pets, of which there were many. He must have a nice view of the levee from his pad. In addition, he said the building would survive the winds, because it was attached to other buildings, and with attached bulk comes strength. The guy may be nuts, but he was informed.
I think so too. I've been repeating the post with just about every update for those that need them.
Night, Karl.
Anyone who is as incompetant as the mayor of NO should be called on the carpet in critcism. I don't care who you are, Republican or Democrat. The mayor is displaying sheer incompetance.
You know, I wondered about that today. Considering how things are going down there, I'd be afraid somebody would steal mine.
Regarding Gulfport and that region, Storm Jumper Jim Cantore relocated from the stadium right across US 90 from the beach to an armed forces retirement home 27 feet above sea level and a half-mile inland, and his rental still got swamped.
I imagine the local police have very little say in the evacuation plans. To trash all of the police officers because of the two looting women is wrong.
Can we actually say that the police officers ARE looting? I would think they have found that there are things that the area of operation for the police department needs and has to have to remain in operation.
Isn't it possible that they are going to keep a list of what they have gotten out of Wal-Mart and pay the store later? I can't believe that people actually think that police officers are looting!
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