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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
I am beginning to think they are all in cahoots and will do everything to see the witch elected.
Precisely. Torture. :-)
ROTFLMAO!!! Just another channel surfer here, who holds to her own opinions and not what Fox, CNN, or MSNBC feeds me...
My letter:
The Situation room
I have been enjoying this show but will not watch it anymore until you get rid of Jack Cafferty. I always heard CNN had a political bias and didn't want to believe it but now I have seen it with my own eyes. I have been watching this story since the storm developed in the Gulf. I watched as the Hurricane Center called the officials in New Orleans and told them 48 hours in advance to evacuate and they sat on their hands. It took them at least another 24 hours to issue a mandatory evacuation. They know their city better than anyone. If people were too poor to get out they should have supplied them with busses to a safe haven. They didn't even have a curfew until late Saturday. And now according to Jack Cafferty this is all Bush's fault? You lost me as a viewer.
I'm struggling not to hate Liberals. I really am. A natural disaster and they care about politics over lives. they truly have no humanity left.
As for TV I mostly watch Fox ... and some CNN ... a tiny bit of MSNBC.
TURN IT OFF! TURN IT OFF! Before you kick your TV set it! What else do you expect from a Wolf Blitzer show!
What we need is more cowbell.
I guess by getting the people out of there. I don't think killing everybody is the answer, that's for sure.
No, what we need is more gunfire. Coming from the good guys directed at the bad guys.
So the guy says to the doctor, "It hurts when I do this."
They are basically painting a picture that no food or water is getting to the crowds. The video is very damning and will make Bush look like he sat on his hands instead of helping.
I also don't understand why they can't just drop some water on these folks. If they can drive buses in they sure can drive water in, what the hell?
I'm starting to turn blue ;)
Thank you very much. Will check it out and pass it along.
We are in a flame war, you hear?
You are not supposed to make me laugh!!
Why isn't the American Red Cross there NOW?
Are talking about the Astrodome already?
I was just kidding. I actually have watched much more of CNN than I usually do, their coverage has been good, their editorializing rotten as usual.
They do have quite an agenda though, but the Fox guys seem to be acting a little weird themselves (not talking about Shep, he was always weird, LOL.)
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