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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.
Previous Threads:
Katrina Live Thread, Part XI
Katrina Live Thread, Part X
Katrina Live Thread, Part IX
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part VIII
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part VII
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part VI
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part V
Hurricane Katrina, Live Thread, Part IV
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part III
Katrina Live Thread, Part II
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part I
Tropical Storm 12
Did you check the links posted at the top of the thread?
I know. I can see it happening now. But that damned governor and mayor took no action except to dump everyone at the Super Dome and people had no information at all because there was no local response of any kind. Praise God, though. At least massive help is on the way for this massive tragedy.
I thought I heard NO mayor & AM radio station was telling all to go to the Dome ??
Haven't we all been told to keep battery operated radio's in 'emergency kits' ??
You must be a fantastic organizer. I think they could use you in NO to run something.
Thanks again.
Sheila Dixon of New Orleans weeps as she clutches her 18-month-old daughter Emily as they sit on the side of Interstate-10 after being airlifted out of flood besieged New Orleans.
From Fletcher Mackel from WDSU.
This link is post after post of people asking for news of loved ones, reports of a hospital being taken over by gunmen and dead bodies in the halls, people giving locations where rescue is needed....It just breaks your heart.
http://www.nola.com/weblogs/nola/index.ssf?/mtlogs/nola_nolaview/archives/2005_08.html#075517
From what I follow on the FR threads they are already starting to unload whatever on the top of the SD.
Looks like someone with fuzzy ones has finally taken command and is barking orders.
shep doing a good job today raising awareness.
Nam Vet
Oh my. I'm so sorry.
Prayers sent.
Matthew 18:20
Do you consider "food" to be "loot"? I don't. I don't consider consumable food or drink to be loot. If food isn't consumed, it's lost anyway. Sustaining human life must be foremost.
Looting is taking stuff you don't need. Stuff that will not go bad. Loot is made up of objects which have value. Loot is stuff you "gather up" to show your wealth, or put away to barter with. Of course, loot can be money.
Lost power 50 something hours ago...that is about the life as batteries
I guess the looters too busy to 'roll up their sleeves' & help also.
Bush. Nobody locally in Louisiana has done anything.
Like many, I have not read every word but.. Prior to this event, the largest number of Americans to die on our soil in a single day was ~23,000 at Antietam during the civil war. I fear we have witnessed history being re-written.
Excellent post. I agree now is not the time for recrimination and finger pointing. Now's the time for us all to try to figure out what we can do to help.
My coworker just suggested we start collecting donations at work and try to get our employer to match. I think that's a very good idea.
The Louisiana SPCA did a better job with their dependents than these idiots are doing with human beings.
There are always options available when things are hard. It takes someone with a working brain to be able to look at them and put them into use. The governor of Louisiana left hers somewhere and hasn't yet found it, and the mayor has been too busy being on talk shows it seems.
My sympathies and prayers are with the victims of incredible stupidity mistakenly being called leadership in Louisiana.
I began to suspect the governer and mayor had no plan when I say the cars heading out of the city on only one side of the interstate!?!? No plan, whatsoever, for the shut-ins and those without the means to drive out of the city. Anderson Cooper showed a picture of, at least 25 school buses, parked together and underwater. Imagine if the mayor had a plan for the school and city buses to line up on canal street or I-10 or at the SuperDome to take those people to the AstroDome BEFORE the storm hit??? I am so angry at this mayor - it's everybody else's fault according to him!!!
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