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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.
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Tropical Storm 12
Now that all the perps are armed!
The mayor has now removed 1500 NO law enforcement officers from searching for the living to going after the looters.
O'Reilly had 2 reporters on that were in the middle of NO after the hurricane and got out. They reported that the looting and chaos started after the prisons were emptied due to the rising waters.
A public service announcement informed them (and the other people in town) that they were going to free all of the inmates and that they (the authorities) could not guarantee anyone's safety.
These were bad people to begin with. And now they are everyone's problem.
The president needs to find a domestic Patton to send down there ...
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Did you hear his speech? Read what he said?
from: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1474447/posts
President Outlines Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts
"I have directed Secretary of Homeland Security Mike Chertoff to chair a Cabinet-level task force to coordinate all our assistance from Washington. FEMA Director Mike Brown is in charge of all federal response and recovery efforts in the field."
and from a different page on the WH website:
"Secretary Chertoff has declared the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina an incident of national significance - the first-ever use of this designation."
What more can you be looking for? It is clear that the President has taken charge here, and has us working on getting the job started.
Where is Walker Texas Ranger when you need him?
The trucks were in quite a few locations today -- looters that take TV's, etc. are common thugs.
Samaritan's Purse is another top notch organization.
I believe the President has a good idea of the competence of the maor and governor...he had to call them and TELL them to evacuate.
Especially since the definition of "complete and up-to-date" just changed a lot for some people...
Folks, remember to have emergency supplies for your pets. If you have the supplies and gear needed, you won't have to leave your furry friend behind when you get the evac order.
My sister was talking to a woman the other day. Her son evacuated to Jackson from Biloxi and was OK. He argued with his neighbors about leaving and almost had to physically get his wife out of there. They all stayed.
My sister talked to her again today. The place he left was the apartment building where 30 people died. She said they lost everything but my sister pointed out they still have their lives.
What!!!!! These people left the SD because they did not want to go tp Huston?????????
I agree, there are people that wanted to leave who didn't get to.
But you can't force them, and I predict we're going to see that even now, some people are not going to want to leave the city.
The looters, of course, won't want to leave.
I heard on one news report that many in the SD don't want to be transferred to the AstroDome and are refusing to leave.
And look at all those people in those apartment buildings waving at the helicopters. I don't think it was a matter of couldn't leave, because if that was the case, they would have sought shelter in the SD, as a "shelter."
These were just many stubborn people who wouldn't leave.
"I wonder if the President realizes how inept the NO mayor and the LA governor are....and is frustrated by this?"
Yes. Of course.
But he is a gracious man, and he will never say so publicly.
I have no idea. But wasn't he in the higher elevation area of NO? What would it have taken for him to make it over?
Uh does the phrase "A day late and a dollar short" mean anything?
That was a rumor, no prisoners were released.
These folks he was spotlighting according to another reporter came from the Superdome because they didn't want to go to the Astrodome. Why didn't we hear that from Shep?
This tels me that relief efforts are being fired upon. You can't ask rescue crews to go into a combat situation when they are already dealing with a dangerous situation.
I think the should send in a couple of Puff the Magic Dragons and hose down anyone shooting at Rescue Crews and LEOs.
I heard this reported yesterday...
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