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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
george noory has ruined art bells show...
it used to be kooky and campy, aliens, chupacabra and bigfoot.I loved the harmless kookdom that was easy to sleep to.
now its just plain moonbat anti-US conspiracy folks.
Thanks. I believe they've been called - can verify in a minute - and we're waiting to see what happens. There is so much emergency traffic that it might take a while.
Hard-hearted?? Not at all. I just don't like liars. Report on CNN now.....another bus has shown up. Probably not from the dome.
Many thanks.
Did you see the phone number BurbankKarl posted?
Okay. Saw the interview with that guy. It looked dubious. I also heard "renegade bus" and made the logical leap that there was something amiss. Doesn't sound like anyone knows what the hell that was all about.
"Wouldn't you be resourceful in such a dire situation?"
Resourceful???
How about criminal, or unethical, or just plain wrong?
No. I do not do things like that. I would hope you would not, either.
"Do you think your city was prepared?"
"Well we told them to leave."
It doesn't get much more ludicrous than this, and I believe this says it all about her leadership abilities.
All major cities that have policies in place to encourgage "white flight". Those are ones you cited. Rich white people move to suburbs away from the inner-city. The poor are just a inconvenience to the ring cities. Kind of sad actually.
People, a nation is measured by how it treats it's poorest and those most in need. Many of the poor people who were not evac before the strom hit are the poorest people New Orleans has to offer. We have to be good citizens and help them out. Don't make assumptions about people. I bet you would be surprised at how you acted when you were on a verge of desperation and a camera caught you. Butfor some reason it seems ok to disparage a lot of these people just because they are black and poor. That is how I am seeing it. Not right. Not very Christ like either.
The meek shall inherit the earth.
I thought about coming down thru Alabama and then cutting across at Jackson Alabama and cutting down thru towards Moss Point or so
sounds tuff
they will still need water in a few days
sometimes a great notion as they say
i need more info
6 hours ?
on 59?
Glad you're starting to hear from your family.
I've got several families arriving tomorrow. Found my Slidell relatives and even my stubborn uncles were coaxed into evacuating at the last minute. They're all in Texas and perhaps three of those families might come here too. Not too many beds but lots of floor and air mattresses.
Found the location of my mom - she's in the hospital in Metairie. By the time I found out it was too late to have my call transferred to her room (yep, phones are working in Metairie - just no water the operator said). Will call her first thing in the am.
Only other relatives missing are my brother and sister and I know for a fact they evacuated - just don't know to where yet.
no, i think LA, NY or Chicago without a meal would last, but take away the AC, water and communications for 24 hours and it could easily take on the appearance of Somalia
I'm gonna go out on a limb and call you a racist Mofo.
{{Big Hug!}}
On Fox there was a reporter talking about how they had released prisoners from the jails. Wonder if any of them will end up at the Astrodome?
Answer: televisions, GameBoys, jewelry, buses
Question: What things are ok to steal when necessary?
Thanks Karl,
Any idea if any of the web cams in NO are working? I recall you listed a link to a list of them
stoned refugee back on....!
He got banned for posting a quote from an accredited reporter? If it is real (albeit d@mn horrible) it should be postable. If the data is wrong, then the thread would reflect that.
I don't get it.
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