Katrina Live Thread XII

Various ^ | 31 August 2005 | Various

[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.

NOLA.com

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

Gulfport News via Topix.net

WAFB Baton Rouge

Mobile Register via al.com

Mississippi updates via Jackson Ledger

Lafayette LA Daily Advertiser

Pensacola News Journal

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

Looting Begins In New Orleans

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

[CajunConservative]

:::Who was her Republican opponent and how could he/she ever lose to this empty suit?:::

Bobby Jindal, a genius, leader who HAD a plan for Louisiana. The truth is the precincts of NO are known for voter fraud. It was close race and unfortunately too many people coud not get past his being of East Indian heritage.

[dawn53]

Wonder how Harry would get his plasma TV out of the city...on a bus? Or if he stayed in the city, how's he going to power it up.

That's the idiocy of the whole thing, what do these looters think they're going to do with the "stuff"?

[Howlin]

Time to do a little work at CNN:

http://www.cnn.com/feedback/cnntv/

[lugsoul]

Good thing it is not up to you...

Though, I'm curious - do you think people should be allowed to build vacation homes on barrier islands?

[NautiNurse]

good stuff - let me know who reads it on air...I'll be holding my breath. ;o)

[nairBResal]

Get lost CNN employee.

[shezza]

WWL interviewed by phone two NO policemen who had evacuated to Dallas, one on Saturday (he was already injured and left with his family before the storm), and his brother, who had stayed in NO until yesterday. The one who stayed until yesterday said they had no support, no leadership, and it was every man for himself trying to do whatever the police were supposed to do. The news anchor asked later in the interview when they were planning on coming back to NO, and one said, "We're staying here. This is our new home. We're from Texas now."

[Spktyr]

Idiot looters in an icecream truck trying to run a checkpoint in NO.

[California74]

I just can't bear watching CNN anymore. Freakin idiots on there. More editorial than news. I only turned it on because Fox was on commercial break. Fox news is a little better.

[BlueNgold]

What? Huh?

Sorry, point taken.
Trying to hurry a bit...

[jeffers]

out for a nap, going to be a long night, see you in three...


hold the fort and if it moves, cap it.

[DCPatriot]

You're correct that only 4 days have past since the disaster hit.

Good thing it's a tropical climate and not a temperate one. And good thing it's not the end of September with winter approaching.

I'm usually a "glass half-full" person.

This is a great opportunity to kull the welfare class in New Orleans.

[Mo1]

I just heard that 28,000 NG have been or are being deployed to NO

THAT should tell you just how out of control NO is

[AFPhys]

 

A small portion from the WalMart web site - there's much more there about what WalMart is doing: www.walmartfacts.com/community/article.aspx?id=1331

EFFORTS TODAY, September 1, 2005:

• The Emergency Contact Service has been created in our stores and on the internet to allow Wal-Mart associates and customers to post messages regarding their well-being on our websites. 
• We are donating the use of our parking lot in Covington, LA, for emergency services and electric utilities for staging areas and "camping" areas.
• To Baton Rouge, we are sending 10 truckloads of water; 20,000 batteries and 20,000 emergency medical kits.
• We are concentrating efforts also on helping Houston Astrodome to prepare for the people being moved to the city from the New Orleans Superdome.
• We have management on the ground, working with moving supplies, helping stores to re-open, and helping displaced Wal-Mart associates.  We are taking calls from associates needing emergency assistance and sending cash through our Associate Disaster Relief Fund. 

FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS – Cash is what is needed most right now

• $1 million in cash donated to the Salvation Army by Wal-Mart to help them with activities such as providing 400,000 meals per day and portable showers.
• $1 million in cash donated to the American Red Cross by Wal-Mart, which will help them continue to run shelters and provide relief.
• To make it convenient for people to donate to this effort, we are accepting donations for major relief efforts at all 3,800 Wal-Mart and SAM’S CLUB locations.
• To make it easy for people to contribute from home, all Wal-Mart and SAM’S CLUB web sites now link to the Salvation Army and Red Cross for donation support.
• For our associates, we are providing funds through our Associate Disaster Relief Fund, which helps them obtain money for lodging, food, etc.  Additionally, we are making exceptions to our pay policies for this disaster that will be based on facility and impact.  Finally, we have a dedicated hotline set up for our associates in need. 

[Diddle E. Squat]

NO PD had officers who were sent home right before the hurricane to get rest so as to work a shift change after the hurricane. 20 of those were in the east side, and when the levee burst they ended up on the rooftops and had to be rescued. Some of us wondered why they weren't sent with either boats, since they knew there was a real threat of flooding, or at least to a central staging area with boats.

[NautiNurse]

Very good!

[Dog]

You work for CNN?

[Howlin]

By CNN reporting that there have been no aid workings at the Convention Center

A flat out demonstrable lie.

I prefer the "real" reporting on CNN at this moment,

Why am I not surprised.

[rwfromkansas]

I just got an e-mail from a college student who has a brother on the SWAT Team in Houston.

He said the situation was chaotic......murder and rapes inside the dome.

You would have us believe nothing is going on.