Posted on 08/31/2005 2:36:51 PM PDT by Smogger
Thank you.
I don't think that people realize the sheer magnitude of the destruction left by this storm, nor the incredible loss of life and potential for even more loss of life. I am not impressed at all with the response to this by the cities involved, the states, or even the Federal Government. This catastrophy called for an unprecedented response, and we're really not seeing that.
Here is the latest So. Mississippi City by City:
Town by town reports
Staff and news services
Overall: Highway 90 buried under inches - or feet - of sand . . . communications down, transportation systems demolished . . . medical services crippled. . . High-water marks set by Camille shattered.
Bay St. Louis: Bridge connection to Biloxi demolished.
Biloxi: Legacy Towers condos survive. . . Ryans, Red Lobster, Olive Garden washed away along U.S. 90. . . Lighthouse still standing. Biloxi-Ocean Springs Bridge gone. Bottom floor of the library and the home of Jefferson Davis home, Beauvoir destroyed. . . . Sharkshead Souvenir City gone. . . Edgewater Village strip shopping center gutted . . . Also gone: the steeple of historic Hansboro Presbyterian Church; Waters Edge II apartments; Diamondhead Yacht Club, the old neon McDonald's sign on Pass Road . . . Massive damage in east end of city. . . almost total devastation primarily south of the railroad tracks near Lee Street, Point Cadet and Casino Row. . . Beau Rivage still stands. . . Hard Rock Casino, scheduled to open in early September, suffered 50 percent damages. The signature guitar, said to be the world's largest, still stands. . . At least five casinos out of commission. . . St. Thomas the Apostlic Catholic Church, which sits on U.S. 90, is gone.
D'Iberville: New addition to Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church of D'Iberville destroyed; damage to sanctuary. . . Structural damage to D'Iberville High School.
Gulfport: Gulf Coast Medical Center lost power and evacuated patients to Alabama hospitals . . . Miss. State Port lost its lifting facilities and cranes. . . Historical Grass Lawn building destroyed. . . Fun Time USA left with only bumper boats, pool and go-cart track . . . Numerous businesses and homes on Pass Road damaged or destroyed. . . Dozens of homes missing on Beach Boulevard. . . Fire chief estimates 75 percent of buildings have major roof damage, "if they have a roof left at all" . . . the storm surge crossed the CSX railroad tracks. . . Heavy damage to Memorial Hospital . . . First floor of the Armed Forces Retirement Home flooded . . . 3 of 4 walls have collapsed at Harrison Central 9th Grade School in North Gulfport. . . At least three firehouses have taken significant damage . . .
Hancock County: Emergency Operations Center swamped . . . back of the county courthouse gave way . . .
Harrison County: Old courthouse building destroyed. Unconfirmed reports of up to 80 fatalities. . . Damage to virtually all shelters . . . Lyman Elementary lost two buildings. People were moved to another building on campus safely. . . Woolmarket Elementary lost its roof . . . West Wortham Elementary has signficant roof damage.
Hattiesburg: A number of businesses and homes damaged in the area. . . U.S. 49 and Highway 11 shut down. . . Wind speeds of 95 mph.
Jackson County: Open Springs Hospital remained open for emergency treatment . . . Roof peeling off Emergency Operations Center.
Long Beach: Most buildings within 200 yards of U.S. 90 disappeared . . . Stately homes and apartment complexes that lined the shore are gone . . . First Baptist Church is leveled.
Moss Point: Floodwater surrounded two hotels full of guests . . . Much of downtown destroyed . . . Twenty feet of water flooded most of the city.
Pascagoula: Six blocks of Market Street destroyed . . . The Jackson County Emergency Management Agency had to relocate to the courthouse after the roof came off their building downtown. . . The roof also came off the gym at St. Martin High School. . . Reports of flooding in the Chipley area.
Pass Christian: Bridge to Bay St. Louis destroyed, along with several other bridges . . . Harbor and beachfront community gone. . . In eastern part of city, water rose to more than 20 feet above ground level . . . Flooding on Beatline Road at the 90-degree turn. . . . House in the middle of the road on Second Street.
That's my take too. I would like to add that this Bush's response to this will be as much his legacy as 911, Iraq or anything else.
Yeah, don't get me started on that.
Also, the looting in NO that has gotten so much coverage has p*ssed off a lot of people, i.e., "I'm not giving money to benefit those animals"--even though the main of those suffering have lost all and are innocents....
These criminals should be executed on the spot where they are looting. I'd have no problem with that at all. But what we have here on our side is piss-poor lack of judgement, and the same emoting as opposed to thinking that we rightly criticize the Left for doing.
Hang the damned criminals. Don't sweep the actual innocents in with them.
Thanks for the info.
SEND money to the SALVATION ARMY.....they are the BEST at getting to these communities, fastest, cheapest, etc.
They let you sign up on a missing families list as well.
Prayers for your family, snoitan....
Thank you.
Just damn. Looks like we'll be rebuilding for a good long time. The "good" news, if there is any, is that cleaning up and rebuilding Mississippi can start a lot earlier than cleaning up/rebuilding New Orleans.
Not a different board my friend, just the occasional room-temp I.Q. visitor.
Nam Vet
My point exactly. Painting with too broad of a brush is oftenplace here in emotional times...
Most of the big name reporters were in NO and just the peons were in Mississipi. I agree that there is absolutely no need to keep any secrets the void will be filled with guessing. I don't know enough about getting to any of the places that are the worst off but I'm thinking that that could be part of the problem.
Playing basketball and performing calisthenics!
When asked why these young men were not being used to help in the recovery effort, our reporters were told that it would be pointless to send military personnel down to the beach to pick up debris.
I disagree that it's a lot of poor any color suffering the most. This has been a great equalizer. So, you are actually saying that those that had nothing to begin with are suffering more than those that had something and who now have nothing? They are all suffering and their past economic condition isn't meaning much at the moment. Well, I take that back. Those that had nothing seem to be looting to get their "pay back" right now.
FEMA looks totally inept. The director should be fired for not having a plan ready, particularly since he bragged on TV on Sunday that they had a week-long conference on New Orleans last year. Like all bureaucrats, he confused having a conference with actually doing something.
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