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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
I've been thinking for a while that the gangs started planning this before the call for evacuations even went out. They were better prepared than the governor.
Status of New Orleans Passport Agency We have all witnessed the devastation suffered by Americans across the hurricane-hit Gulf Coast region. In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, we express particular concern today for those who work at the New Orleans Passport Agency and their families. Their safety and welfare is our primary concern and first priority. We are striving to learn more about our people as well as the agency itself. Our agency in New Orleans is a critical part of our passport production infrastructure, processing 17% of our nation’s passport applications. As with many other government facilities in the region, it is closed until damage assessment is possible and remediation steps can be taken. However, we are working urgently to address workload concerns by rerouting new cases to other locations, and tracking those cases that are currently in New Orleans. For additional information, please call our National Passport Information Center (NPIC) at 1-877-487-2778 (1-877-4USA PPT), or refer to our website at Travel.State.Gov.
I hear you, but unfortunately, to foot the bill, you have to be able to pay. The taxpayers and businesses aren't there any more. There is no earning power.
Somebody on Fox last night made the comparison between the riots and looting after the NYC blackout in 1977 and the lack of such after 9/11 and after last summer's blackout. The influence of Rudy Giuliani cannot be overestimated. New Orleans needs to hire him to come down there and kick some ass.
Did you see my post up above? The Mississippi NG are being brought back from Iraq.
Not being sent, per se, they are just finishing their rotation, it just happens to coincide with the hurricane aftermath.
Many shelters in my county in FL have begun accepting pets with proper proof of vaccinations, etc. They realized that too many people weren't evacuating because of the pet restrictions at the shelters
Pressure's on Blanco now to finally act. After all of this is over, Ms. Blanco had better have the grace to resign. She's a disgrace.
Hell, send in the Marines.
LQ
Evidently not just New Orleans. Problems with desperation in rescue..the ME FIRST get out of my way with violence.
Big problems at Superdome.
So it isn't just the looters..it is the rescuees that are a problem
During 9/11 we had so many waiting hospitals, triage units, blood donors...the tragedy was that there were just about no survivors to treat. Here we have THOUSANDS of survivors -- and it's everything else that is so screwed up right now...
Of course the logistics are quite different...but it is disturbing to note that frustrating contrast.
GOD, HELP!
The LA National Guard units were already scheduled to come home from Iraq next week.
To: jeffers
steve harrigan reported first hand on the attacks on the small boats tryng to launch rescues. Harrigan is at the end of I-10E (at the edge of the flood) interviewing the boaters."
I know, the pattern's been developing for the past 24 to 48 hours. Pretty sure the good guys are allowed to defend themselves, and I expect that's how it will happen when it pops.
"Dora the dog sits stranded on a roof."
That's the saddest picture I've seen yet.
Then again, at this point, I'd rather save the canines than the human animals that are infesting New Orleans. At least they have the brains not to bite the hand that's feeding them (or shoot at it).
Last night somebody on Fox said that the people that went down to the convention center were the ones from the SuperDome who were refusing to go to Houston.
Is the Miss NG returning home early or is their rotation up...what kind of unit is returning home...infantry, Air?
I'm glad they are coming home.
That's a good decision on the part of our Military.
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