Katrina Live Thread XII

Various ^ | 31 August 2005 | Various

[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.

NOLA.com

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

Gulfport News via Topix.net

WAFB Baton Rouge

Mobile Register via al.com

Mississippi updates via Jackson Ledger

Lafayette LA Daily Advertiser

Pensacola News Journal

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

Looting Begins In New Orleans

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

[warsaw44]

Isn't it ' funny ' that the next morning after the hurricane hit most of us thought ' Wow! The hurricane veered off course - NO was spared!~ '.
The local talk radio stations were laughing at themselves about how " everyone thought the city was going to vanish "
Then it slowly started filtering in up here in NE about what happened.
Sadly, I think its going to get worse.

[rwfromkansas]

lol...does like attention. Hey, he is a reporter. But, I trust the guy.

[bluepistolero]

I just wonder if it is the case of desperate people wanting help now, for a sick relative, and being told that they'll get to them when they can. I don't know about you, but if my mother or my baby as dying and needed help, I don't think that "later" would be good enough. Maybe that's what it is about.

bluepistolero

[txhurl]

Look. Any law-breakers on the bus had 600 miles to get off the bus if they were worried about being busted at the dome. It's not like Sandra Bullock and Dennis Hopper were in control.

Ya know?

[tcrlaf]

How about this from the NOLA St.Bernhard board!!

just received official word from an ER nurse airlifted from memorial hospital. if anyone can come into contact with any rescuer from st. bernard parish tell them DO NOT let anyone go into the city. she said let everyone know it is chaos people are killing rescuers and policemen.

she was histerical. people broke into the hospital and are sedating themselves stealing drugs and medical equipment and hurting or killing everyone in their way. employees are locked on the top floor of hospital or hiding in cars fending for their lives.

[Tree of Liberty]

Thanks

[Mad Dawgg]

"No. I think they were much better off sitting there in the hot sun. It would have made absolutely no sense for them to carry that child the 3000 or so feet to the same Salvation Army rescue center that Shep's counterpart was reporting from. Nevermind that they wouldn't have had to swim across "moats". "

The Buses were driving through deep water. tell me the old lady that couldn't walk, was she supposed to crawl there? How long do you think it would take an elderly woman to crawl half a mile? Come on now flail around a little more I am sure you got more B.S. to spew!

And again if that is ALL they had to do why did not that cop or any other authorities point it out to them? Also several had told of being sent one place and then when they got there being told to go someplace else.

Also now hearing that they stopped folks from coming to the Super Dome area because they didn't have the resources to take them all to the Astro Dome.

[Yaelle]

I prayed really hard Sunday night for a miracle for NO, and Monday morning I thought it had happened. No such luck. And none for the Miss and Ala coastlines either.

[Johnny Crab]

100% on the money, honest, & FACT.

Thanks for posting that.

[rolling_stone]

However, there is a decent chance that a bus with keys was hijacked. That is a problem. But this isn't a simple cut and dry issue. As far as they knew, these people were facing death. Given the difficulty in getting enough troops and resources into the city, can you really say you wouldn't be scared to death that you wouldn't survive without taking drastic action?

I'd say they were taking the initiative that their "leaders" didn't have...check them out, record who they were and if there was no violence in taking the bus they should be commended not condemned. Authorities should Lead, follow or get the heck out of the way for those that can....

[Yaelle]

I am not sure we should consider those brutes "people." Ghastly. Ghastly. The worst of humanity.

[Howlin]

If that is true, we'll never read that in the news.

[hoosiermama]

Guess we all should be careful for what we pray for.....Good night

[Arizona Carolyn]

Oh, my God! Why isn't CNN and Fox reporting THIS! I was just watching video of the looters using rams and tractors to break down buildings and doors to get in.

[Diddle E. Squat]

Not to minimize 9/11 but the worst part was over for most persons in hours, and they then knew that they were going to survive. In contrast this has been ongoing for 3 days now, with no end in sight for those in NOLA. This is so much worse in that regard. What if one of the WTC towers hadn't collapsed, and 3 days later most were still stuck in the tower, after having witnessed the other collapse, with no info, little food and water, fires still burning below, no idea when the rescuers would get to them?

[rwfromkansas]

what utter chaos

[james_f_hall]

Agreed. Being resourceful in a disaster is not criminality. In fact it should be rewarded and commended.

[Arizona Carolyn]

How long have we been hearing about this on the news and everyone ignored it... as long as tourists could go to NO that is all anyone cared about.

[USMA83]

I'm thinking it's time to deploy a Brigade that just rotated
back from the Irag theater with a little combat time in Fallujah.

[afnamvet]

Homes Destroyed; No Grand Isle Fatalities
By ROBERT TANNER The Associated Press Wednesday, August 31, 2005; 1:18 PM

GRAND ISLE, La. -- Survivors took shelter in trees, coffins rose out of the ground and most of the homes on this spit of sand bordering the Gulf of Mexico were torn apart by winds and waves. But nobody died.

"One good day. No fatalities," said Police Chief Euris Du Bois.

Good news on Grand Isle. : )