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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
Oh, listen, now Fox is saying "these are people who waited too long to leave."
BS, these are the people who REFUSED to leave.
"Has anyone heard anything from Waveland, Pass Christian, Bay St. Louis, or Picayune yet?"
I heard this afternoon that Waveland is gone. Nothing left but roofs.
I'm so sorry for you. You certainly are in our prayers.
I seem to remember during the 9/11 attacks on NY the fire and police had major communication promblems. This is a disaster over a much wider are and a much larger scale. Competent leadership would have realized long ago that satalite communications would be necessary in a major disaster. NO seems totally unprepared and inept to handle this situation. My hopes are that the US military are able to come in and take charge of this situation.
Yes, ma'am.
Goldblatt had a story a while ago where cops stole cars from looters and are using them for transportation since their cruisers were flooded out...
Canada has offered aid and says it's a blank check for more if needed. Japan's said similar, but they have also offered their own strategic oil reserves if needed.
If you know anything about Japan's oil situation, you know how significant *that* is.
There have been numerous eyewitnesses saying police are looting, along with firefighters.
America's bravest my ass.
blam checked in yesterday. He's fine with some damage
Wow, very inspirational. You ever thought about writing speeches for the President?
And the police ignored a woman whose husband was dying on I-10 in NO. They later told her to get the body away so it would not smell.
anyone know any thing of Gretna La.
That is all fine and dandy, but we have been on the scene in foreign countries with a more immediate response.
Well, the media could. They sure don't hesitate to criticize the President.
OK! Thank you.
They had a VIDEO on Countdown where the cops had a shopping basket and were going down the aisle taking whatever they wanted.
Grab a box of 100 toothpicks, and dump it out on a table. Now, the highest toothpick represents the I90 West highway, the only route out of NO, and every other toothpick represents a pick up location at it points, and where toothpicks cross represent both pick up and drop off locations. Now, if you can remember 250 possible pickup points, and can rattle of directions from any pick up point to every necessary drop off point to reach I90West in less than 10 seconds, you can talk about how that spokesperson failed.
No one at the top of a chain of command should know that off the top of their heads in a on the fly, fluctuating situation. They should be able to hand it off to a working group under their command, and get the info in a period of time not possible for on air 40 second interviews.
You sound condescending and out of your league.
japan is a real friend. Damn shame how it happened.
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