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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
Nothing on Cantore that I know of; write Fox an e-mail.
No, I am sure there are plenty of cruise ships sitting around empty near New Orleans.
bite your tongue!!
So I go and turn on CNN per your recommendation and they spend the next ten minutes talking about how the National Guard is in Iraq when they should be here to deal with Katrina.
Blood pressure rising, back to Fox.
Aren't there cruises that go to and from NO, also. Wonder what's happening with that...
CNN: Pass Christian, MS. No structures standing. There are survivors.
WWL is showing footage of water draing FROM algiers, into a channel??
Looks like a Barge has smashed through the flood wall, and is sitting on a couple of houses. It's across from a Refinery?
I didn't realize they sailed out of New Orleans. Maybe I should get out more...
Well at least an open chasm in the earth would give a place for all the water to go.
What kind of draft do cruise ships have? Is it too deep for the river? I've been reading here that some barges can't navigate the river any longer due to the silt.
Sorry...
"Draining" from Algiers...
What a terrible mess these poor people must be in that they would go THERE.
It's unclear that any ship could get up to New Orleans; there's been massive channel shifting and siltation.
We are reaping what we sowed, but only in a natural way. They gambled on the ri flood control system and lost. They need to go back to the drawing bvoard and see what can be done differently. There has been ahuige effort in the past. More to be done in the future.
Ouch. We FReepers might want to PLAN on offering aid again and prepare ourselves for boarders/donations ahead of time.
No idea. I am as much in the dark as you
as far as evacuation goes.
I do believe the gov & mayor are just
totally clueless and have no plan
whatsoever. Main problem right there,
the gov and mayor. They act like they
are going to just let this disaster
play itself out.
in some seasons...they also park them on the waterfront during conventions to rent out the rooms to conventioneers....
I live right on the Houston Ship channel (Galveston Bay) I will report if shipping increases as I think it must. All those ships will have to go someplace. Ship waves are cool, I'll have to break out my little rubber raft and ride a few.
Cruise ships go regularly into NO -- down the main MS channel. That is a very popular Western Carribbean stop.
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