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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
Beats me -- have no idea how long it will take to drain the city. Last night they had an "expert" on levees on and he said they would take out the levees protecting the city to drain it quicker. If they start draining the city won't more water come in? As you can tell I have absolutely zero knowledge about levees.
Maybe in all of this...the nation will have a new found respect for our military. Cindy truly has been kicked by Katrina.
Sigh. I agree completely. I am temporarily living in Memphis and the culture that pervades this city completely explains the actions of people in New Orleans who would rather loot stereo systems than seek shelter.
Im sorry to admit it but I had CNN on and Brown was talking to a Jefferson Parish official who was talking about 100,000 people still stranded in that parish alone. There are only a total of 3000 Parish employees.
Beats me -- have no idea how long it will take to drain the city. Last night they had an "expert" on levees on and he said they would take out the levees protecting the city to drain it quicker. If they start draining the city won't more water come in? As you can tell I have absolutely zero knowledge about levees.
Actually, it's not. They have to leave Virginia, go AROUND Florida and into the Gulf. Also, some of those ships were at Japan, and the others took almost a week to arrive.
I haven't heard any praise for her leadership. She's deadweight.
I saw a picture somewhere (Biloxi or Gulfport area, not sure which) of a burial vault that had the front sheared clean off and the caskets spilled out and dumped all around in front. That's probably what happened, the storm surge broke open aboveground vaults and floated the contents out. As if there werne't enough horrors there, eh?
}:-)4
That is excellent news! Likewise the expect patients alert to Tampa.
Is MSY open to relief flight ops?
the female commander is coming up on fox now..
I don't know the local topography/hydrology/watershed dynamics well enough to give you a good answer- but another poster earlier on this thread said that s/he has heard that the Army Corps of Engineers reports that the levee breaches have been closed and that the pumping has begun.
If true, that's very good news. Much easier to close without a huge flow going through the breach.
"HF nets to fall back on. But they are expensive"
Not really... A handheld HF transmitter can be purchased for around $200.00. Look at the Yaesu VX-7R.
Can somebody please explain to me what being POOR has to do with getting on a FREE bus to the SuperDome?
They really need to bring in pumps. I think that is the only way to get the water out. Now, what will be left after they do that.... (turning green).
How is this possible? I thought over 80% of the city was evac?
More lies I imagine. The death toll in MS/AL is what > 3,000? NO and rest of LA will make it much much higher I fear.
Apparently, neither Bonnano nor Brown realize that the Louisiana National Guard operates under the command of Governor Blanco. There were NG troops in the Superdome, put there to supervise the people who couldn't leave on Sunday, due to the incompetence of both Blanco and Nagin.
Yes, I know. There hasn't been much....
I've been trying to learn about their levee system here:
http://www.nola.com/hurricane/images/goingunder_jpg.jpg
It's a HUGE pic and it gives you the option to zoom in but you can't look at it all at the same time, so it's difficult to read.
Earlier I had been trying on the US Army Corps of Engineers websites but they've been down since the beginning of this. It has just come back online, but I haven't combed through all of it yet to see how much info they have:
http://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/pao/visitor/index.htm
Just this minute, FNC announced MSY is open again.
Aaron Brown asking anybody on camera "Did you underestimate this storm? What took so long? Who's to blame."
Sickening.
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