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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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The have a couple of hundred buses that will be available to get the people out of that dome, and drive them to the Astrodome in Texas...
First problem, though, is how to get the people from the dome to the buses....
Gov. Perry of Texas said that the Astrodome would be temporary and that he and others in Texas are arranging long-term places for people to stay...
Drat! I can't see it! I offered up the boss's TV to the next down in the chain of command so that she could keep up with things while the boss is out of town. I should have kept my mouth shut.
So nice that with these "people" their first thoughts are about their fellow citizens... many of whom are dying as we speak. Just imagine if all this energy were put to good and decent use. Some lives might be saved. Geez.
Brett Favre press conference on now.
I don't think NO will ever come back. There might be a French Quarter and some hotels, but I think its days as a major city are finished.
Maybe she thinks it will help her in the next election.
We agree...."God helps those who help themselves"...Get a backbone and get to work....
IMOHer very public display is a bit overdone.....She's giving praying people a "bad" image.
To paraphrase your post, "where is the plucky comic relief?"
Have you heard from your friend, yet?
Bret Favre's talking on FNC. Can't reach family for 2 days...mother and grandmother (?) are trapped in attic.
Most retail establishments in NO are going to have to completely write-off their inventory anyway. If I were there, and I was in need, I would take whatever I could find.
Some equipment was wrecked, and it'll be necessary to pay people to rebuild.
Meanwhile, we'll have Congressional investigations and pay for accountants and book-keepers to find (or not) gouging.
Don't sweat though, when the stations are out of fuel, they can post REAL low prices.
You know he's actually giving a pretty good breakdown of what is going on down in that area...pretty amazing.
Correction: I think Bret Favre's mother and family have been rescued, but I'm not certain.
Streets nice and dry and clean with no debris. Everyone in clean t-shirts with big smiles. Can this be for real?
he couldn't reach them but he did..
I was just thinking almost the same thing!
At last! Somebody talking with authority!
Favre family home is destroyed but his family is all safe.
I thought he'd said he couldn't reach them, but, as you said, he did. Thankfully.
We probably won't recognize the French Quarter when the Army is done with these creeps.
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