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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
< This is what WILL happen in Los Angeles or San Francisco when the really BIG one hits... South Central LA is a tenderbox right now as it is because of tensions between blacks and hispanics and the Los Angeles Police Department. >
Yes. This is the practice run for CA.
There were lots of them roving the streets here last night. The police officers were busy flying by. I think we need to scatter them broadly so that we aren't overwhelming any one area.
Do you HONESTLY think this governor is going to accept responsibility for having the Gaurd shooting blacks?
Wonder what Bill Cosby has to say about this sorry spectacle?
Which likely means he did evacuate when called to after the storm. If he were missing there would likely be a huge buzz about it right now.
BTW, I wonder how long it will take to reestablish the Appeals Court that was based in NOLA.
FREEP the Congress, Senate and White House to start in earnest!
I'll start here.
I know many others are doing so already, too, and many more needed!
We'll have to agree to disagree. And I've already made the distinction between stealing food to stay alive and stealing non-life saving items.
How many hundreds of people are dying today because boats were shot at while they tried to get people off of roofs?
Some innocents will be shot. But hundreds of others will be saved.
And what do you think is going on with those gunshots we keep hearing about? Women and children are being raped and murdered. THis is a war zone and in a war zone, innocents get killed. But far more will be saved.
Hurricane Dennis?
Yes, very good, just that the order is incorrect: "towels" should head the list (as survival is possible without the other items provided one doesn't panic).
The comparison is profoundly stupid, and I really wish folks would stop making it.
Am I the only one who really likes Chertoff? He has an air of gravitas, yet maintains an optimism, that is so unique. I truly trust him.
Whoops!
Anyone questioning the Christian doctrine of the Fall need only tune in and watch anarchy in New Orleans.
Take a group of poverty stricken people, put them on the government dole, crowd them in public "housing", teach them for a few generations that they are no more than the result of blind chance and evolutionary determinism,
mere mammals, remove all external coercive restraints.
Then sit back and watch fallen man in the state of nature. This is New Orleans. It reveals the deep folly of "progressive" secular humanism.
You seem to be supporting looters, now many are armed & shooting @ EM workers.
Is that a racial remark?
NO......here in TX we have banger thieves in every color.
Your rescuers?
Where did I say *my* rescuers ???
I'm at my house in Ridgeland because I'm almost out of gas. I waited 3 hours at the Madison Texaco yesterday morning and they ran out before I got to the pumps. Then I waited about 2 hours yesterday afternoon at the Chevron on Highway 51 at Ridgeland Avenue, and they ran out of gas. I made it back to my house, and I've got to stay here until gas is readily available because I don't have enough to wait in line. I have very little food and am beginning to be a bit worried. I haven't heard anything about FEMA seizing all gas supplies.
thank you - I have printed out the list.
Many cities have automatic shutoff systems - if nobody keeps hitting the deadman switch, the whole thing shuts down.
True, but when the normally dry side of a levee is soaked, the integrity of the levee will be compromised. If the river levees are breached we would have an endless supply of water pouring into New Orleans. Equilibrium would occur when the "bowl" is filled to river-level and starts running OUT...............
All government from NO have now moved to new headquarters in Baton Rouge.
Its simply and MP3 stream. I just drag the URL to iTunes and away we go. If you don't have iTunes I highly recommend it. Its a free download for Mac and Windows from Apple at http://www.apple.com/iTunes.
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