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

[rwfromkansas]

There was one store doing that I saw on the news, and it has not been looted largely as a result. People are getting fed, and the store survives.

[PhiKapMom]

LOL!!! That was good!

[Jedidah]

"I would bet that the President may have called personally to get that offer of the Astrodome."

Betcha you're right. Or had someone do it for him.

[RKBA Democrat]

"Shep just said he was told by another FOX correspondent that citizens were seen walking around NO with AK 47's"

And how is it that "citizens walking with around with AK-47s" is a problem? I would think that a natural disaster with looting would be about the time people would want to do that.

[IYAAYAS]

Japan's said similar, but they have also offered their own strategic oil reserves if needed.

Wow that's quite an offer from Japan, a country in need of its own oil is offering their strategic reserve...I have new respect for the Japanese.

[ican'tbelieveit]

And recovering from blasting the US to that Venezualan president.

[Spktyr]

WWL is reporting that the Coast Guard is going from rooftop to rooftop by helicopter, checking for people trapped inside.

[Sea2ShiningSea]

Honestly, that was so sad, wasn't it? A woman's life partner, her husband, died at her feet, and she was asked to simply push him aside. I am not sure how it could have been handled better under the circumstances. But gosh, how sad.

[madison10]

Yet, we won't show the dead from this incident.

Think about it---We don't want people seeing their dead relatives before official notification. That would be horrible.

[DaughterofEve]

I don't understand no water/food drops either...at the very least there should have been massive ATTEMPTS witnessed to do so by now.

I went shopping today and saw an entire Super Stop and Shop aisle full of water that is still sitting there tonight. You know, I'm going to call it and say I think it is obvious there is absolutely no good reason why a lot of water isn't being dropped regularly by now.

Here is an emergency with days notice...clearly we are not prepared well. I'm not saying whether we could or couldn't be, just observing the ugly and obvious. What if we had a different kind of emergency with NO notice?

[Types_with_Fist]

Police and government corruption in New Orleans is nothing new.

I know the whole, sordid story. I can't imagine it has improved very much with time.

[meyer]

Somewhere on one of these threads there is a picture of them. They're underwater at the moment, unfortunately.

I believe that it was mentioned on these threads as early as Saturday that these buses would be most useful for evacuation duty. Unfortunately, the Mayor is not a freeper and so made no action to prepare for the worst.

[NautiNurse]

The mayor has now removed 1500 NO law enforcement officers from searching for the living to going after the looters.

Geez--leave the house for an hour, and there is big news.

If anyone has Phil Hendry on later - he is going off about the looters, and plenty else--including the media coverage. Definitely worth tuning in.

[PhiKapMom]

Thanks. The local people have been overwhelmed on top of having inept leadership IMHO.

[Howlin]

I'm not even going to post what I'm thinking.

[Dog Gone]

blam checked in yesterday. He's fine with some damage

Thanks for that update.

[nothingnew]

Prayers up and away. May He hold you in His hands and lift you up over this terrible time.

Hi Trussell. Someone needs your help.

FMCDH(BITS)

[Spktyr]

There have been numerous airdrops around the city and on I-10 - reported by WWL and other sources. However, the people near the Superdome on I-10 could go back to SuperDome - there are now more supplies there, more airdrops.

[nicmarlo]

guess it all depends on which "citizens" have the AK-47's

[AuH2ORepublican]

"Is her husband the Lt. Gov?"

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No, that's her brother. Her father was the mayor of New Orleans back in the 1970s I believe, and the Landrieus have built quite a cottage industry of liberal political hacks who suddenly talk conservative around election time.