Katrina Live Thread, Part XIII

Various ^ | 1 September 2005 | Various

[NautiNurse]

28,000 National Guard troops are deployed to the disaster areas in Mississippi, Alabama, and to Louisiana, where SWAT teams are working to combat the looters and shooters in New Orleans. Additional 1400 National Guard troops are being deployed daily.

Shootings reported at a New Orleans hospital, rescue boats, and a military helicopter, while conditions continue to deteriorate at the SuperDome amid refugee deaths and chaos. Evacuation of New Orleans continues.

House Speaker Dennis Hastert has voiced serious doubts about rebuilding New Orleans with federal funds, while assuring the people of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida that the United States Congress stands ready to help them in their time of need. New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin issued a "desperate SOS."

Doctors at two desperately crippled hospitals in New Orleans called The Associated Press Thursday morning pleading for rescue, "We have been trying to call the mayor's office, we have been trying to call the governor's office ... we have tried to use any inside pressure we can. We are turning to you. Please help us," said Dr. Norman McSwain, chief of trauma surgery at Charity Hospital, the largest of two public hospitals.

The Port of New Orleans is now open to shallow draft vessels. Congress is reconvening in an emergency session. International offers to assist the U.S. have been received from Russia, Japan, Canada, France, Honduras, Germany, Venezuela, Jamaica, Australia, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Greece, Hungary, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Mexico, China, South Korea, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, NATO and the Organization of American States.

Jesse Jackson has arrived in Louisiana...

Links to various news, local and state government websites:

WLOX TV Biloxi, Gulfport, Pascagula has link to locate family and friends
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 (via CBS): WWLTV via CBS
WWL-TV Now via WFAA Dallas **NEW LINK**: http://www.wwltv.com/cgi-bin/bi/video/makeadplaylist.pl?title=beloint_wfaa&live=yes
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 Temporarily Not Live Streaming (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
Louisiana Statewide Katrina Network (WJBO-AM Baton Rouge): http://ccri.eonstreams.com/ccri_la_batonrouge_wjbo_am.asf
Gulf Coast Storm Network (radio): http://www.stormalert.net/main.html#
Louisiana Scanner

Related FR Threads:

FYI: Hurricane Katrina Freeper SIGN IN Thread FReeper Check In thread
Discussion Thread - Hurricane Katrina - What Went Wrong?!?
Post Hurricane Katrina IMAGES Here
Looting Begins In New Orleans
Hurricane Katrina HOUSING Thread
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, and lines are busy
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.
National Black Home Educators Resource Association http://www.nbhera.org/

Previous Threads:
Katrina Live Thread, Party XII
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

[Knitting A Conundrum]

I bet some radios are coming out of NIFC.

[BureaucratusMaximus]

Rob't Kennedy is clearly insane

I couldn't believe that his delusional rant was put into print. To think that there are people (registered voters) who are lapping that stuff up is scary...I mean...really scary.

[BlackRain]

spectre, he said the results are unnacceptable, not the efforts themselves. I think we can all agree with that.

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No I can't agree with that either.

1) New Orleans and LA state police walking off the job.
2) Breakdown in command at Mayor and Govenor level.
3) Breakdown in communications between agencies.

The convention center debacle has been in the news for the past two days. Last night, the radio traffic asked if there had been water or food delivered there yestereday. And the answer was -- I don't know.

Sure, there are plenty of people working hard, but there are many in power and in the ranks who let the city down.

[DocRock]

"You apparently need the lecture"

Yeah, I do. Sorry if I sounded insensitive, I was just trying to point out the lack of civil unrest during our four hurricanes last year. I hope those people in NO get the help they need. It would have come faster if they didn't shoot at those trying to help.

FRegards,
DocRock

[GodBlessUSA]

Yes, that is how I understood it too. Civilian Volunteers and Fema were being shot at and their boats were being stolen. It's a sad time, when rescuers can't get to people because gangs are shooting and doing violence. It's a nightmare.

Bush said, the results of this rescue has not been acceptable. Let the Mayor Governor and Senator try to spin it. They had no plan and no help for anyone. Not even their police officers. Could you imagine Giuliani saying to press, he didn't even know what day it was. Unbelievable.

[Knitting A Conundrum]

Lake Ponchartrain is brackish to salt. Not potable, even if cleaned.

[cwiz24]

You're honestly asking that question? In my town, we use the Swedes to plug levee holes, but I guess the black people would be just as good. Ridiculous notion. Another example of the media wanting to believe Americans are racist ignoramuses. I read a story this morning where one evacuee called this 'genocide'. It's really, really, really bad, but genocide it is not.

[AFPhys]

I will be very surprised if, three years from now, N.O. is more than half the size it was last week.

People still don't comprehend just how bad this is... including most of the people on FR.

[Types_with_Fist]

They might, in the months to come.

They most assuredly will. Much crying and gnashing of teeth in our country's future -- outside of politics.

[MplsSteve]

I posted pretty much the same thing.

Bush has gotten stay on top and ahead of this - not only in the rescue and repair aspects - but in the PR battle.

Whenever the Dems and their allies (the media) start spinning the same 'ole "Where's Bush and the federal govt?", they have to set the record straight.

[Spktyr]

The idiot governor has not made the *right* declaration and request to the Feds. She knows what she has to do to get Federal troops to patrol NO, and she won't do it. Or is mentally unable to do it.

[advance_copy]

We can't "Control" it. Nagin can't. Blanco can't. The fed's can't. And it's nobody's fault.

You know, I'm starting to realize that is absolutely right. All of us want everyone still alive in New Orleans to be saved, but too many won't.

This was a massive storm. The destruction is widespread and intense. Operating in that environment is slow, and very inefficient.

The government can find ways to improve our system for a better response, but that really only helps for future disasters. Right now, I'm grateful for those who are working in the current system, no matter its limits, to save everybody they can.

But you are right, this is overwhelming our ability to respond, maybe bigger than any emergency system America could establish. So this kind of disaster is never going to be handled with perfect efficiency.

[mhking]

Not only was his voice angry his body language said it all. IMO Mr. Chertoff is in deep doo doo with GWB.

He looked like he was ready to smack Chertoff upside the back of his head.

[spectre]

Did I say that? Nahhh. Go pick on someone else.

[Coldwater Creek]

TRy 10 years.

[ohioWfan]

I was responding to your insult to someone else. If you were insulted by what I asked you, you might want to reconsider what you were saying to the other poster.

And I heard what the President said.

I agree completely with him. The results have been unacceptable.

People will blame him, and they will be wrong.

[Coldwater Creek]

She said herself that she was in a daze, and did not know what day it is.

[jhny7]

i guess my statement would be then why does the media let these lies be told?it's insane!lets rile the black community
up as much as we can with these lies and negative issues.does abc have no common sense?

[Types_with_Fist]

He looked like he was ready to smack Chertoff upside the back of his head.

I'm really fed up. What they need to do is air drop Blanco and that FEMA Brown character at the Convention Center with a few bottles of water strapped to them.

[spectre]

Bush is very troubled. He knows incompetence when he sees it. God be with him.

sw