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Posted on 09/01/2005 3:46:26 PM PDT by 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
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Hurricane Katrina HOUSING Thread
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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
FEMA has done a hellova job. They've been working with the governments of three states, and in two of those three states things are going well. So obviously, FEMA is on the job. But FEMA can't fix what is broken in New Orleans. When the Governor is incompetent, the Mayor nonexistent and up to 50% of the police force walks off the job just days after the hurricane you cannot blame FEMA for solving all of New Orleans problems. When the men and equipment they send are held outside the city because they are getting fired on, you can't blame FEMA. The fault lies with the leadership of that state, the city and the near animal human trash whose first impulse in a disaster area is to loot their own neighborhood.
I think that's the next stop, in LA.
As a former Coast Guardsman, we know how to get things done with limited resources. The service always has been the lowest on the totem pole for ships, equipment and has been the stepchild by being shifted from agency to agency. Heck, the ship I was first stationed on was commissioned in the 1930's, was at Pearl Harbor on December 7, was sent to VietNam, and was finally retired in the 1980's!
good point. 10 backpack bombers walking up to these levees and blowing 10 holes in them, could have done this to New Orleans at any time.
I think that I will switch parties and become a Mediacrat, and push to get the Mediacrats elected and appointed to every office. Because clearly they can do everything better, faster, and in fact bad things would never even happen if we just listened to their (after the fact) expertise.
Put the Mediacrats in charge!
Baton Rouge already has a medical crisis on their hands per Fox.
All evacuee's cannot be sent to the same place!!!! ie: Houston/San Antonio/Dallas. Other states need to start working on taking in some of these folks. 20-30,000 in one place is not going to work! The Astrodome will turn into the Superdome.
"WHERE IS THE NO MAYOR, RAY NAGIN?????"
He's lost control and he's out of control. He's busy having a tantrum because noone seems to respect him enough to listen to him.
The President needs to push aside the grossly incompetent Governorette and Notmayor, take charge and start getting things done.
WWL Updates as they come in on Katrina
10:43 AM CDT on Friday, September 2, 2005
Tom Planchet
10:43 A.M. - WASHINGTON (AP) -- It's too early to predict how long it will take to remove the floodwater from New Orleans because the Army Corps of Engineers is still planning how to accomplish the feat, its commander said Friday. "We're certainly talking weeks," Lt. Gen. Carl Strock told reporters at the Pentagon.
Apparently, all it would have taken is one.
LOL!
And they already know how.
That was me, I think -
Yes, communications means everything in an emergency. Where to go, where not to go, whether you really are on your own, what you need to do - all of that requires communications.
And since radios have come so far down in price, there's no excuse for not having them. Crank powered AM/FM for starters, handheld CB, and FRS/GMRS at *least* should be in everyone's go bag or kit.
Target recently had a set of four Motorola FRS/GMRS radios for $20 - two conventional sized, two about the size of a Zippo, all in one package! For $20!!!!
Right, oh pure of heart spectre... here are a littany of your comments that have surely added value:
I think Bush placed his trust in some incompetent jerks.
About what Bush just said....I'm still waiting...LOL! Yeah, it's convenient to run along
Did you just hear President Bush, or you just want to ignore the fact he agrees with me???
It's pure politics, trying to defend the inexcusable. It's all about defending Bush?
The fact is, they are botching this badly, and if you can live with that, then pleasant dreams.
You disgust me as well. So get off my back.
FEMA Director Michael Brown is covering his own butt.
He should be fired and replaced after this.
The last two are definitely consistent with:
FEMA has suspended operations at the most critical time for these people.
I don't blame them.
and, lest we forget, your list wouldn't be complete without the ever helpful ..
God you are stupid.
Sanctimony doesn't become you, give it a rest.
I've heard two explanations that are plausible with the third being that they are just plain evil people. First, it is the frustration of being on 4 sq ft of roof above a toxic sea and seeing a vehicle - any vehicle - pass you by. It might not make sense to you or I sitting behind our keyboards, but imagine the desperation of being in that situation. The "you're leaving me here to die? Take that!" effect.
The second answer is the shots are taken in order to attract attention, like waving a flag if you had one but all you have in your hand is a gun. Again, it doesn't make much sense but after 5 days with death at your right hand, rational thought is replaced by survival instinct.
It would take more than backpack bombs, but not much.
Agreed. There needs to be disbursement. Pardon the un, but you'll cause a flood of humanity in these communities if they aren't spread out across the country.
There are also many disgruntled people who see others being rescued and are simply pissed off and desperate...so they think by shooting they are drawing attention to themselves.
And then there may be freed convicts who have nothing to lose and are just raising havoc.
Disaster Area: 90,000 sq miles.
correction
Michigan 11 96,810 square miles
>>>Katrina Disater area is bigger than 38 States!<<<
Minnesota 12 86,943 square miles
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