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Posted on 08/31/2005 4:00:15 PM PDT by NautiNurse
President Bush: "We are dealing with one of the worst national disasters in our nation's history." Push has appropriated vast federal resources to assist with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
78,000 people are currently in shelters. New Orleans evacuation continues. 10,000 additional National Guard troops have been called to service.
Hospitals are running low on supplies, and public health concerns include water borne disease, poor sanitation, food and drinking water contamination and shortages, mosquitoes, carbon monixide poisoning from electricity generators, lack of childcare, and the special needs of the elderly.
Links to various news, local and state 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 includes shelter and volunteer updates
WLBT.com Jackson MS
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
St Bernard Local Government
Alabama Homeland Security Volunteers can sign up online
Alabama DOT
Alabama.gov
Louisiana Homeland Security
Louisiana State Police road closure info
State of Mississippi Website has traffic alerts, emergency contact numbers
Streaming Video:
WWL-TV: http://www.khou.com/perl/common/video/wmPlayer.pl?title=beloint_khou&props=livenoad
WDSU-TV: http://mfile.akamai.com/12912/live/reflector:38843.asx"
WPMI-TV: http://www.wpmi.com/mediacenter/default.aspx?videoId=113739
WKRG-TV: mms://wmbcast.mgeneral.speedera.net/wmbcast.mgeneral/wmbcast_mgeneral_aug262005_1435_95518
WTOK-TV (follow the link on the home page): http://www.wtok.com/
WJTV-TV: mms://wmbcast.mgeneral.speedera.net/wmbcast.mgeneral/wmbcast_mgeneral_aug262005_1435_95563
Gulf Coast Storm Network (radio): http://www.stormalert.net/main.html#
Related FR Threads:
FYI: Hurricane Katrina Freeper SIGN IN Thread
Discussion Thread - Hurricane Katrina - What Went Wrong?!?
Post Hurricane Katrina IMAGES Here
Martial Law Declared in New Orleans
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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Katrina Live Thread, Part XI
Katrina Live Thread, Part X
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Tropical Storm 12
Very, very few people in 2005 America don't have TV or a radio, or access to a relative's or friend's or employer's TV or radio. Sorry. I don't buy the "too poor" excuse. There are many litigimate reasons why a minority of people could not leave on their own -- disability, advanced age, illness, late-stage pregnancy, etc. But with adequate advance planning, coordination and training by city, county (parrish) and state officials, any number of alternative modes of transportation could have been mobilized to evacuate such folks.
Roger that...
Hubby and I were talking about the kids who need to get to school. I guess yours will be busting at the seams with all the extra students.
A mess. Thanks for sharing what it's like. My heart goes out to you.
But neither will act.
My point about Blanco is, however, that she will be blamed for acting like a weak woman because she is female, even though Nagin has done exactly the same thing. Nagin hasn't cried on camera. Blanco did, so IMO future female gubernatorial candidates just took a hit.
Tough. These two have the duties, and won't do them.
I am not making excuses. I would not go to Superdome when a CAT5 with 225MPH gusts was bearing down on me. I want OUT of the city. And that is what was headed for the city. and mayor Nagin knew that. Gov Blanco knew it. President Bush knew it.
pres Bush had to call Blanco and Nagin to evac NO, and what good did that do? The smart people left already. The poor people were left at the mercy of their city.
Did any one else see the CNN reporter in downtown NOLA with neon lights blinking in the background? What's up with that if there is no electricity?
Oh, you missed the plan?
It's entitled "Don't Worry, It Always Turns Away From Us."
They are coming to the Astrodome and Dallas' Reunion Arena on a one way ticket. There is no plan for returning them.
If you meant who would not want to leave yet, I meant some of the looters.
Saint Bernard usually only floods on the lower end, and they have been able to help each other in the past. They are begging for help.
And that was completely, utterly wrong.
The NHC forecast landfall point (directly over New Orleans or a couple miles E of New Orleans) was essentially unchanged from 11PM Saturday night, through TEN more NHC forecast tracks, through landfall on Monday.
The storm ended up basically following this forecast track precisely.
The NWS was forcasting massive storm surges throughout Mississippi all day Saturday and all day Sunday. Mississippi was put under the same Hurricane Watches and Warnings as Louisiana.
A co-worker told me Hattiesburg was in relatively good shape. Power out but his family was ok. That is all I know about that.
Think he is one of the last people I would want to be stuck with in an elevator and that is saying a lot. He is disgusting is right.
Right. Instead of New Orleans, she came ashore at Barcas.
Might be something on a back up battery.
Well.. if I was Governor I wouldn't be crying, I'd be working to hard to spend so many hours a day before a camera like Blanco and Landrieu. You may get a phone call to Haley Barbor, but he's not spending an hour on Larry King... he's working!
Understand totally and tears are running down my cheeks.
The thing is you cant eat welding rods and immediately $hit I beams.
Takes time and a lot of truly dedicated people to make a difference.
Cant wait? Aaron Brown began tonights show with "questions that the federal government was not prepared" or something to that matter, I turned immediately.
Great analogy, they have lost thier ability to act and think on their own. Talk about dehumanizing an entire group of people, breaks my heart.
Ugh. I was thinking about soldiers far from home reading about this. How helpless they must feel.
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