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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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So they are leaving 30,000 people inside with NO INFORMATION?
Night.
I suspect that info is given by the officals there but as Nagin said it was a refuge of last support he warned about these hardaches.
She already stepped in!
Didn't you hear that she declared today a Day of Prayer?
Take me for who I am. I call them as I see them. And I don't self censor myself. When I am bounced, I am bounced. Until then, I will continue to do so. In the end, I offend just about everyone. But some nevertheless still tolerate me. It is well, gratifying. I appreciate it. Folks here give me a very long leash, including those with the button.
Punchy doesn't even begin to describe me :-)
The only thing that offends me about you is that you can't be shamed into changing your opinions. :-)
Most people who did know did evacuate. Again the fact that so many people got out in such a short time was incredible. Most people that stayed couldnt get out either because of economics or family relations
Let's keep digging.
The governor AND the mayor said he called them and told them to order the evacuation.
you are joking right?
She is making sacrifices at the temple when there is a tiger at the gate.
Another thread is reporting MASSIVE amounts of dead bodies found in trees in coastal Miss, the gov. has looters stealing what is being offered for free elsewhere, and yet this is the answer given?
The boisterous Greeks have organized Katrina aid better than that!
Would have to be MSNBC; CNN's re-running Larry King.
I hadn't heard about this:
http://www.nola.com/newslogs/breakingtp/index.ssf?/mtlogs/nola_Times-Picayune/archives/2005_08.html#075290
Tuesday, August 30, 2005
Children's Hospital under seige
Tuesday, 11:45 p.m.
Late Tuesday, Gov. Blanco spokeswoman Denise Bottcher described a disturbing scene unfolding in uptown New Orleans, where looters were trying to break into Children's Hospital.
Bottcher said the director of the hospital fears for the safety of the staff and the 100 kids inside the hospital. The director said the hospital is locked, but that the looters were trying to break in and had gathered outside the facility.
The director has sought help from the police, but, due to rising flood waters, police have not been able to respond.
Bottcher said Blanco has been told of the situation and has informed the National Guard. However, Bottcher said, the National Guard has also been unable to respond.
What a tragedy.
Me too. :)
Then you must have been posting to groups or something, cause I sure got a lot of stuff from you, mostly around that Schaivo case. As I remember, you were an expert on that, too. ;)
(psst.. by the way.. they don't have power in the Superdome, not since the storm. It would be hard to run the PA without it!) night night!
no problem. on a lighter note even Pan hellenic is not "safe" there are a few "pan hellenic" organizations which are counsels of various hellenic groups relating t Greek immigrants.
But that is for another day.
I just wanted to get the word out about this group making their own effort to help.
Are you stupid enough to believe they don't have a generator in there?
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