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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
Alicia Acuna is reporting from Houston....and she showed some police cars...She said the police are there to make sure that the "right" people get inside the Astrodome...
Then, she said something weird (I think), she seemed to say that believe it or not the media are some "they" are watching...
Which made me realize that we haven't seen ANY pictures from inside the Superdome, have we? Everyone says how bad it is....but they didn't even video in there the first day.
NOW, she must be saying that they won't be allowed to do that at the Astrodome either...does that make sense?
Maybe if the people inside knew that they were being "watched", their behaviour MIGHT be a little bit better.
He/she will know what to do!
Did the CNN Guy just get Carjacked?
She's a democrat. How do you think they keep getting elected? They tell the same lies over and over until people begin to think it's true.
Well as long as we are NOT spreading rumors that are resulting in law enforcement rescuers NOT being able to do their job.
Is there gas in the area? IOW, are stations open? How are the neighbors doing?
Maybe someone has some in the garage they used for the lawnmower. Then you and your neighbors could make arrangements to do sort of a round robin (watching other kids, getting gas, bringing home some more in a can for another neighbor who needs enough to get to the station).
Are you close to areas where the storm wiped out areas or are you further out? Are you in a rural area?
If you are in a hard hit, but not devestated area sometimes an option might be to have the local authorities (or even your boss) take you to a job that may be considered "essential."
When we lived in Syracuse, one option for hospital employees after a blizzard would be to call the city police to transportation if you lived in the city limits. (Man, I will take an old fashioned blizzard over a hurricane any day.)
Not trying to say you have not thought of these things, but if you are like me, sometimes the brain needs a bit of a nudge after this type of experience. Best of luck to you.
All major news media links are posted on one site:
C-SPAN, FOX News, ABC, BBC, SKY News,
CNN, MSNBC and even lousy CBS:
Great post.
And to add insult to injury, George trots out his doddering dad and The Diseased One as our saviours!
BS to the nth degree!
Here is my post from last night about the reporter from FNC
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1474387/posts?page=2380#2380
To: Howlin
Jeff was telling how some police guy gave him and his producer a police flashing light in case they needed it
He said he didn't want to use it .. but it was so bad there and so dark that they couldn't see where they were going
He said they were going down one street with the flashing light when they came upon a Ryder Truck with a couple guys in the back ..
One guy had a sawed off shoot gun .. pointed at him and yell F the police
Jeff said .. they heard a gun shot afterwards .. he isn't sure where it came from .. if it was these guys or from behind their car
Jeff said that he's been to 3rd countries that were war zones and that is what this part of NO reminded him of
He said it is an absolute mess down there
2,380 posted on 09/01/2005 5:12:52 AM EDT by Mo1
And you've donated how much so far?
Is that what brought Bill Clinton to the press conference?
"I heard the Big Easy was on her knees!"
Prayers for ALL!
I won't post it, but the new scanner report wants me to say Just Damn
Reporting that the pilot of a ferry has been shot. Guardsmen on board.
NOBODY IS SUGGESTING LE RANDOMLY SHOOT PEOPLE,,ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND OR NOT WATCHING THIS
ALL WE WANT IS NICE CLEAN HEAD SHOTS TO GUN BEARING GANGSTERS WHO ARE CAUSING PEOPLE TO DIE
HOW CAN YOU SAVE LIVES WHEN GANGSTERS ARE SHOOTING AT YOU.
With the recent influx of dead voters, she is a shoe-in for the next election.
Check this post out: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1474387/posts?page=106#106
I'm not willing to completely agree with anything the poster writes here, but it might get you to understand the magnitude of this problem. Airlift is not the answer to taking care of a half million or more people.
FLASH- State POLICE
Pilot/Captain of the Ferry has been shot!!!!
I wonder if the security failue is partly caused by an unanticipated occurence- many local police were isolated, even killed by the flood.
Don't know if that's true. But something to consider.
I guess that's the Russian pronunciation. (Chertoff is a Russian name, right?)
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