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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
"Bush is gonna take a hit on this, I believe."
Only if we let it. Word-of-mouth from us and others to counter the spin is important. Given success with things like Rathergate, I truly think we can keep the president from getting railroaded. FWIW, the residents of NO seem to understand their state and local leadership has failed them in a big way.
Save the pets and the children the elderly, ....
I don't think it's a Southern thing as much as it is a big-city thing. New Orleans has always had a high violent crime rate, a corrupt and largely ineffective police department and government, and grinding poverty. Put the three together, mix in a Category 4 hurricane and some abysmal planning by local and state leaders, and you get this.
Not to pick on Detroit, but do you really think it'd be that much different if some sort of similar disaster could hit Detroit? Or, say, Philadelphia or Baltimore? Or St. Louis?
}:-)4
Beginning?? :-) Obviously, you're not from the South.
I saw one shot that made it look as though at least one building was on dry land. There was a pickup truck parked next to one of the burning structures.
Eating words now.
WDSU showing t-storms popping up over N.O.
:)
It's not "the south" that's different, but "the inner city." This same thing would be going on in Detroit, Houston, New York, or Chicago; and actually has gone on in Los Angeles and elsewhere.
With all that is flying around we type before we think of impact. You meant no insult, I understand. None taken!
[Southern charm speaking ;) ]
Been to Detroit lately? Same thing, just no flooding and no media coverage.
CNN showed the same, & also 'refugees' in large group chanting "we want help", & very upset people, outside the Dome.
Time for gov't to decide who's going to live.....these refugees or the gangbanging looters???
At this point, there are people dying and suffering. I couldnt give two hershey squirts about looters/gangs/rioters right now besides removing them from the problem.
They have armed security.
Oh. Answer still may apply.
You'd shoot someone who is taking food for themselves and their family rather than letting everyone starve?
I can see shooting the morons stealing beer and TVs, but there are a lot of people who are taking what they need to survive.
I saw it on CNN, without a bleeping of "Fu*k," and I'd swear they were saying Nagin. It certainly was "*AY-gun."
Not only shooting at them but trying to commandeer some of their boats. At least this was the case with the searach and rescue group my son was with. They had to call it off.
Like I said earlier on another post, New Orleans was a cesspool long before this hurricane hit.
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