But who gives the order? When is the order?
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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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To ALL...
I've been gone for a while....
Am I just imagining it? Or are the reporters all fleeing New Orleans?
And that public official, the police officer, has no more power to get supplies than does the state police woman later interviewed.
The big lesson, IMO, is to learn self-reliance, and admit that public coordniated efforts can not be reliably well-executed. The organized effort is very well intentioned, but can't reasonably be expected to get everything right.
Yes, but since it's a Dim-dominated city, what makes you think they have actual bullets? Like, that could hurt their constituents! (Criminals) /sarc
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http://www.easternuswx.com/bb/index.php?showtopic=48689
Is Grand Isle still there?
It makes me wonder what might have happened if Katrina had not been weakened at the last minute and had slammed the coast with a full 5.
.... a double fault.
Those with the means and resources to help could easily be discouraged from doing so because of the looters/ hi-jackers.
Unfortunately, the looters have too many apologists.
At this point, *everyone* who is left (except the looters) are trying to get out.
Yeah. Somehow my checking account being overdrawn suddenly doesn't look so bad.
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I hope that it is just a rumor!!!!!!!!
Will they be able to get the fire under control and what is the probabiity of natural gas leaks?
I doubt it.
You know, I found that blog by reading Hugh Hewitt's site.
I should have known.
***Becoming all to clear that the LA elected officials had no idea what they were doing, unbelievably sad..***
These people live in Hurricane Alley, and the city doen't even have pre-positioned WATER?
Even Indianpolis has some limited stocks of water or MRE's before they have to start robbing the Wal-Marts!
What Democrat idiot is going to take the blame for decades of improper planning?
I mean think about it, we are literally witnessing a city dying right before our eyes, imagine if CNN was around during the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, or Galveston or the Johnstown Flood. This could wind up making those three seem pale in comparison.
But who gives the order? When is the order?
Spending too much on Livingston's cat food?
Damn straight- we're cool, dry, and have a sound roof over our heads. That Angusburger I had for lunch? There are probably over a million people on the Gulf Coast who would kill for one, and think it a meal fit for a King.
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