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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
Every time I see the "leaders" down here, I can't help think of Rudy. Like him or hate him, he was a leader when it counted.
This is the trouble I am having with the Shep haters. They say he should know this info yet he asked a COP on that same bridge and the Spokes Person form the State Troopers and neither of them could could impart this supposedly painfully obvious info.
I believe these folks just have a beef with Shep and the reporters there. If not they would ask these same questions. But they just skim over them and hammer away and constantly change there story when asked why the authorities could not impart this "Obvious" information when asked by the reporters.
My Favorite Headache was banned tonight for a post talking about the death toll being higher than what is reporter.
**they can't score drugs in NO... where do you think they would want to head***
I've been listing topics of Human Sociology for study from this...
Add: What happens when THOUSANDS of addicts in a confined area can't get a fix...
Bump!
What makes you think it was an "unused" bus?
We don't know who it belongs to or where they got it.
The mothers with babies are one thing... one said she was hitch-hiking with a small baby (she had in her arms) but the others... if they stole the bus... well.. deal with them Texas-justice-style...
merely suggesting that should reduce a portion of the "refugees"
The reporter knew it, too. He had already heard that the bus didn't come from the dome......especially since some of the passengers told them right away that they were never in the dome. Others around them tried to shut them up and said, "yes, you were in the dome." Makes me sick. Some of the people on the bus probably had no clue, but the driver and the ones that ran away sure as heck did!
No, earlier there was a report that FEMA is in the process of setting up tent cities for 750,000 (!) in LA. There will be incidents, but it won't spiral out of control. The military IS being mobilized, big time. But it will take a bit of time.
We survived the dust bowl, we'll survive this.
Thank you.
That's exactly right. Sporadic firefights by day in between relief missions, all out attacks at night.
I think it was Shep and his crew (that so many love to trash) that gave them something for that child.. and ice to rub him down with.
How should I know?
Maybe he knows how inneffective the authorities have been...
They "stole" a bus from a city that did not offer them an evac before the stom hit. They have lived through 48hrs of hell. Unless they stole a bus that was allocated for the dome, I see no issue with it. They are being resourceful. Wouldn't you be resourceful in such a dire situation?
"Here I am suckered in by this guy, and he probably took this thing at gun point and got stoned on the way."
I think all major US cities have lots of these types now living in them. I can see the same thing happening in Chicago, Detroit, L.A., etc.
Our cities have sunk low, very low. More and more people moving to small towns for good reason.
Sounds like we're building to a full-on riot... I recognize the signs from the two Los Angeles riots.
I think that was the post that Howlin posted that was 24 hours old and not relavant to now. Indicated there would be more flooding etc.....already happened. Not going to repeat.
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