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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
God, I hope no one is in there.
I am suggesting no such thing. You can sit around and feel sorry for yourself or you can pull yourself up by your boots and go on. I realize, the best I can, what position they are in but sitting around looking at each other solves nothing. I have seen interviews on T.V. of folks who wonder where "their FEMA trailer" is and why water and food is not 'delivered' to their neighborhood (because they can't drive to the location it is being distributed as they have no car). We have become a nation filled with spoiled pampered people relying on someone else to take care of us. When that is not happening--get off your butt and walk for help--help out the next guy. Help me remember what happened during the Tusamsi--was it this bad--were they waiting and expecting someone to show up?
We went from Ari Fleischer to Scott McClellan...a precipitous fall.
Prayers for anybody that had stayed there.
Fire - Buste housing project. FNC
WWL-TV is reporting that it should pass through relatively quickly, but it has winds 35-40 mph and lightning striking water could be bad for anyone in it nearby.
Praying for you and all who must deal with this.
McClellan is a limp noodle.
"To: jeffers
thundersstorms coming in according to Shep"
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is
OR
WAS?
God, have mercy.
Yeah...I was doing it haphazardly over the last month, but this has gotten my behind in gear...
Fire is in a "housing project" per Shep.
For what, iTunes? I'm listening to the scanner.
Reporterette: Correspondants are saying Baghdad is safer the New Orleans is the White House doing enough blah blah blah!
Scott: Operational questions should be directed to FEMA.
Reporterette: Why is the White House referring all questions to FEMA blah blah..
What a wench.
screams of help being heard
FNC: Screams for help can be heard coming from the building.
Now the thugs are hijacking boats. I have no sympathy for them.
Oh God, Shep reporting people ARE in that building and in the adjacent building screaming for help!
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