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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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Tropical Storm 12
Wolfie took to be stunned.
LOL
Well if she didn't have the stamina to deal with something like a disaster, she had no business running for office IMHO. You either have it or don't and it is obvious the people of LA cannot lean on her the way the people of MS can lean on Barbour. She was clueless in the press conference and now ordering a total evacuation? Made me wonder what was happening. Better to be honest with people IMHO then try to sugar coat it.
I would personally ring that POS Cafferty guy's neck if I could. I want to use every swear word in the book right now to vent about the guy. The nerve of asking where the President was and why he was making a speech about the end of WWII when this is going on I seriously cannot believe him right now.
CNN is always best for breaking news, but CNN can not resist spinning stories once it has figured out the spin. I just left CNN coverage because they are beginning the spin. From here on out CNN will be more spin than news.
Yeah, Like Bush would have been there filling sand bags, or flying a helicopter.
Idiots.
Only a wacko would try to politicize a hurricane.
And, when Andrew struck in 1992, Bush I was criticized for going down there...You can't win for losing with these people.
Not my world. Not until I hear from my son.
......and for the duration, I will go to CNN first for breaking news on this situation. They were the only ones with live coverage late last night, and they have consistently been first on the scene with breaking situations.
This is becoming worse than the Terii threads.
Besides the existing flooding, Katrina has been busily dumping rain upstream from NO, which is going to find its way downsream
I sure wouldn't want to be tasked with that mission.
I think that about sums it up. Maybe somebody should tell the networks to read this post.
Tell Cafferty the President is going back to Washington. Would he prefer the President go to the Superdome?
What do they do with prisoners within the area to be evacuated? Mental patients?
Believe me, I hope I'm wrong. I hope everyone who's posted today that NO will be back open for business by Mardi Gras 2006 is right. And if so, I'll be bringing my kids down there to see it, like my parents brought me, because I truly love that city; had my honeymoon there. There's something about it, an atmosphere that is like no other place.
I'll make my kids sweat in Preservation Hall to hear the jazz, just like my parents did, LOL!
Do believe that Dog in the post below yours summed it up perfectly. Cheap shot is right!
My guess is that it would take to long to get the ships out of mothballs, and then they would have to be retofited.
Cafferty worked in a dig at the Pres, huh? He'll get his dinner paid for by Howard Dean tonight.
You're right in your description of him. Arrogant and biased.
I turned off CNN after Cafferty opened his vial mouth.
I am awed by the rescues going on. How dangerous to be hovering around these rooftops trying to pluck people off of them and not run into all those electrical lines everywhere?!
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