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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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IIRC, before the hurricane hit, people were told to bring food and water sufficient for 5 days.
Those in need of urgent medical attention are being (100's have been) moved out, and I picture the dome as a staging point for transportation to dry land and outside destinations.
It is mind boggling, the sudden relocation of a million people.
Knew what you ment...Been a lot of short night for all of us.....Can't imagine how bad it is for those directly involved!
That's a good point, and may well be the rationale.
Very reliable poster....No reason for it not to be true....We'll hear today. Expect "W" will either break the news or come on shortly there after to confirm.
Caught the beginning of CNN Larry King's show last night.
Difference between Haley Barbor and LA gov is marked.
Haley Barbour just puts it out there. Even the first day when asked what his worst fear was, he said, "I'm afraid we'll find lots of dead people."
I will acknowledge this though. Mississippi and Alabama are not dealing with the same situation in terms of water as NO. All pictures I've seen of hard hit areas of Biloxi, Gulf Shore, etc. shows that the water has run off. So logistically they're dealing with downed trees, debris, dead bodies, etc., but not the overwhelming water problems that NO has.
But once again, I can't believe a plan wasn't worked out ahead of time for a "worst case scenario." They had to know this was possible.
I must be Dain Bamaged!
I went to Tech as an EE major in the late 70's when my folks came back from overseas. Hated it (sorry).
Gobble, gobble, gobble!
I can't believe I forgot what a hokie was, but I didn't have much fun there.
Is "Daddy's Money" still opperating?
I'll never forget when Reagan got shot, I was in one of the cheaper Blacksburg bars and overstayed to watch the whole coverage.
Yeah the NG or someone must deploy troops to watch the backs of the rescue workers with the helicopters. We don't need these morons with their guns firing at the copters. They WANT some chaos now and might even have been infiltrated by jihadis stirring things up. Never put it past that crowd. So some pretty canny folks have got to keep their eyes open and still do this monumental rescue job. Because we can still rescue some. We have about seven to ten days (without bad weather interfering) before people start to die. Those in the attics may die before then without water and in the heat. But we HAVE TO GET AT THEM! And we can't do that with jihadis firing at the helicopters so VIGOROUS efforts have to be made to neutralize these people. Authorities must keep an eye out for any influx of professional weapons because that might mean some kind of home-grown insurgency, no doubt fuelled by our jihadis friends trying to muddy the water, so to speak. I devoutly HOPE and pray that doesn't happen but it's a possibility that I wouldn't turn my back on.
I have a friend leaving from Dothan, AL and going to Biloxi, MS in the morning. She is taking a motor home loaded with five generators, chain saws, water, and other necessities to folks in Biloxi who are in bad health, yet fortunately, have survived with their homes intact. She has asked for a passable route. I saw some links yesterday, but I can't locate them from the incredible volume of posts on these threads. Could anyone please provide me with a link to the resources with this information? Thank you ever so much.
Mother Nature is forcing us to learn a harsh lesson.
You are so right, it is time to dust off the Nuclear War Aftermath plans.
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I thought I heard that Mayor say they all had to stay in that Dome for ONE week...was I dreaming?
Yes, I think so. They say they are trying to evacuate the Dome within 2 days.
Here are Bama, Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
Alabama Department of Transportation: Emergency Road Closures
http://www.dot.state.al.us/closures/
Alabama Department of Transportation: Press Releases: Hurricane Katrina
http://www.dot.state.al.us/Docs/Bureaus/Public+Affairs/
Louisiana DOT:
http://www.dotd.state.la.us/roadclosures/default.asp
Search form:
http://www.dotd.state.la.us/roadclosures/search.asp
Mississippi DOT Web Site:
http://www.mdot.state.ms.us/
Realtime Traffic for Mississippi:
http://www.mstraffic.com/upgrade/default.aspx
Florida: http://www.eoconline.org/welcome.nsf?Open
http://www.eoconline.org/EM_Live/roadstat.nsf
Anyone watching the coverage heard anything more about the rapid water rise in NO that was being warned of last night?
This guy did.
This also blows my mind about this entire tragedy. Not only do we probably have hundreds (at minimum) dead in coastal Mississippi, Alabama, and the areas south of New Orleans from the wind and storm surge. We're talking about the complete disruption of one of the larger cities in the United States. No housing, no infrastructure, no jobs. It's incomprehensible. The closest thing we've seen recently is the aftermath of Andrew, and while the total destruction of Homestead and south Dade County was bad, this may even be worse.
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And the mayor said last night on one of the shows that the people in the dome would be there for another week at least.
These people are NOT talking with each other and obviously The Plan we keep hearing about is incomprehensible.
And the mayor said last night on one of the shows that the people in the dome would be there for another week at least.
These people are NOT talking with each other and obviously The Plan we keep hearing about is incomprehensible.
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