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Mayor: Katrina May Have Killed Thousands ~~ Full Report from AP
Las Vegas Sun ^ | August 31, 2005 at 17:15:29 PDT | BRETT MARTEL ASSOCIATED PRESS

Posted on 08/31/2005 6:59:45 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach

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To: BunnySlippers

I was wondering if they had any type of disaster plan in place. And did they frequently run any drills. The police should have had plans in place so that if this type of situation happened, they knew where to meet, and the back ups to those meeting places, etc.


21 posted on 09/01/2005 1:05:59 AM PDT by ican'tbelieveit
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
"It can no longer operate as a shelter of last resort," the mayor said.

Wow. She is so brilliant. She finally figured that out.

22 posted on 09/01/2005 1:09:56 AM PDT by MarMema
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This not meant to be taken as criticism ... but did the states (primarily NO) have any semi-firm contingency plans if the city flooded?

yes, they always have....but they didnt prepare for a cat 5 hurricane to trash the city and drown the surrounding suburbs and tear down the freeways getting into the city. This is just too big of a disaster to be handled by New Orleans and crybaby Blanco. The Military..or FEMA or the goverment should take over and get some damn order in place.

23 posted on 09/01/2005 1:14:00 AM PDT by Tiger Smack
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.but they didnt prepare for a cat 5 hurricane to trash the city and drown the surrounding suburbs

WHY NOT?

Since they were obviously aware of this strong possibility...

24 posted on 09/01/2005 1:36:21 AM PDT by MarMema
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To: Cannonette

ping


25 posted on 09/01/2005 3:42:23 AM PDT by Cannoneer No. 4 (Kandahar Airfield -- “We’re not on the edge of the world, but we can see it from here")
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ping
26 posted on 09/01/2005 3:49:04 AM PDT by Cannoneer No. 4 (Kandahar Airfield -- “We’re not on the edge of the world, but we can see it from here")
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Did anyone else catch the Lsu professor on cnn yesterday ? He said 250,000 stayed and they figured 1/3 of those drowned... make it roughly 80,000 ?????????.. I have dvr so i rewound it make sure i heard him right . YES I DID ....


27 posted on 09/01/2005 5:03:31 AM PDT by ElisabethInCincy
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its easier said than done when preparing to move a half a million people from a hurricane ravaged american city. We are tlaking about some little beach community here


28 posted on 09/01/2005 9:21:44 AM PDT by Tiger Smack
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