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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
Prayers for those who are suffering and have lost so much..I know you are glad to have electricity again..I know how difficult this time is for those who survived but cannot buy what they need..
http://www.wwltv.com/local/stories/WWLBLOG.ac3fcea.html
From WWL:
Updates as they come in on Katrina
06:04 AM CDT on Thursday, September 1, 2005
Tom Planchet
6:03 A.M. (AP) - Hundreds of thousands of Americans are now refugees. Some say they'll return to the homes they abandoned because of Hurricane Katrina, but others are calling it a day.
One New Orleans man sheltering in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, says "We got nothing."
A poker dealer from Biloxi says it's "just awful" and that she wants to get out of Southern Mississippi, where she's stranded.
Shonna Riggs says her forced exodus to Texas from a small town in Louisiana has been "very expensive" and she's not "used to the hustle and bustle" of Houston.
Another Louisiana woman staying in Houston says, "We're all a mess." Hoanne Hobson says she doesn't know what to do next.
5:55 A.M. - State of Louisiana Military Department: The Governor's office has requested the use of school busses from Louisiana schools to help with the evacuation of New Orleans, please advise your viewers to check with their local school systems in regards to closures today.
INFO FROM THE SCANNER...
104 Buses (span 2 1/4 miles) lined up on highway shoulder ready to move in (I believe they are on 61 and will exit on I-10 - 400 more are waiting close by - Special need buses have already been sent in. The other buses will be sent in 10 at a time.
This is a huge operation that involves 500+ waiting buses.
Will post more as I hear it
Scanner is mainly covering the bus evacuations ongoing...earlier 90+ MP's being deployed from the NAS to help with security in NO..coordinating getting transportation in and out for evacuations.
http://www.shoutcast.com/directory/?s=scanner&numresult=100&x=36&y=10
I've been looking at presents for Mom in SC and Dad in CO, who both have wells...
http://www.survivalunlimited.com/deepwellpump.htm
We have city water for inside and a well for outside and can convert to all well in an emergency; this situation has made me very glad of that.
Breaking from CNN
"Shots fired in Superdome - evacuation suspended"
No details -- CNN wandered off into "human interest" story..
Don't ya just love 'em??
I saw a group on tv on a section of road being watched. I thought they were just sending them to a new facility. Didn't know about the other.
SCANNER INFO...
The first 10 buses are waiting and ready to go in - they will go in as soon as the special need buses head out.
No doubt.....at this point any looters stealing anything but food or water should be shot.
nothing on the scanners yet - everything still is coming across a go for the first 10 buses.
Anybody watching Diane Sawyer's interview of the President?
According to her, the Gov. should be doing everything including wiping the 'victim's' a$$.
A few of the highlights..
Cap oil co. profits at the 20% reduction.(no thought of reducing the State and Fed gasoline taxes)
Supply shoes, houses, etc.
Announce conservation measures.
I couldn't watch anymore. BARF
You joined up two days ago to start the political spin on this?
Spare me!
quite right you are, on all accounts; and good morning to you as well.
"as a go"
Wait until the criminal element starts fighting among themselves
Unfortunately EVERY major big city in the USA has a bountiful supply of the very same types
"nothing on the scanners yet - everything still is coming across a go for the first 10 buses."
Might have been a false report -- Fox/MSNBC haven't said anything, and CNN hasn't gone back to it (they're still doing "sob sister human interest")
Sad to think our country has come to this....& it appears things are getting worse every year.
Will do... (still nothing about shots fired on scanner as of yet)
Howdy, nicmarlo.
Did you catch the CNN news of the 20 year old who commandeered a school bus from a NO parrish and drove 50+ people out of town?
If so, that is being resourceful and not waiting. People on the bus "fibbed" that they were part of the Superdome evacuees. They were all admitted.
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