"Mom, the water coming into NO is from Lake Ponchatrain to the north via a 200 and now 300 ft breach in the levee coning down the 17th street canal. That has been the case for at least the last 6 hours."
That F'in canal is 75' wide - That can be plugged in hours!!What the F is going on?
They tried and failed. I suppose if the flow is strong enough what gets dropped in flushes out before the next batch can be put in. Maybe that's why they were looking for 3,000 lb sand bags,
Who knows -- agree with another Freeper -- don't think we are getting the whole story about this. They are shutting down the pump on the east bank as it will soon be under water.
I dunno... maybe cuz it's a little harder to do on scene than from behind a keyboard. Just a guess.
the break is 2 blocks wide
I suggest you call the Corps of Engineers and lend your expertise..