[tomkat]

MFH is an oldtimer here, and not prone to hysterics, to the best of my recollection.

After the first shock of it, my initial tendency is to consider this a credible report.

[LikeLight]

All the dots are connecting to thousands being dead. Too many govt officials, from Gov. Barbour of Miss to the incompetent Mayor of N.O. all mentioning stuff about lots of dead, but too soon to bother counting, during ongoing rescue efforts.