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"Gulfport is being dismantled", per CNN reporter.
I was just going to post this. That is so horrible. I can't even imagine the fear this guy is going through.
"Gulfport is being dismantled", per CNN reporter.
"Levees overtopped in Orleans and St. Bernard parishes," the NWS said in a hurricane local statement. It also said "extensive and life-threatening storm surge flooding" was occurring along the Louisiana and Mississippi coast. The weather service reported "total structural failure" in some parts of metropolitan New Orleans, where Katrina brought wind gusts of 120 mph. While it offered no details, it said it had received "many reports."
"Overtopped" sounds a lot more assuring than broken. Maybe NO will come out OK.Levees overtopped in Orleans and St. Bernard parishes,
Gulfport, Missisippi casinos are underwater up to their second floors.
The problem with that is now you have wave action battering those levies, and water eroding the back side of them."Overtopped" sounds a lot more assuring than broken. Maybe NO will come out OK.
Dunno how long those are going to hold.
11:16 a.m.: Reports Of Building Collapse On West Bank
New Orleans-area emergency officials say they can't reach a building blown down by Hurricane Katrina. Residents of the building on the Mississippi's west bank called 911 to say people might be trapped in the building. The storm's powerful wind and rain are making a mess in the city. In one downtown area, waters cover the first-floor of some buildings, and highway off-ramps from Interstate 10 resemble boat ramps leading down into a lake. But dire predictions of catastrophic flooding appear to have been overstated.
On historic Jackson Square in the French Quarter, two huge oak trees toppled outside the 278-year-old St. Louis Cathedral. They fell on either side of a marble statue of Jesus Christ, snapping off just a thumb and forefinger on his outstretched hand. -- Associated Press
In New Orleans, there is extensive flooding and officials fear it will get worse before it gets better because Lake Ponchartrain is quickly filling and the water will have to go somewhere. -- WDSU.com Web Staff
Mobile flooding on MSNBC -- incredible.
Jesus H. Christ. Why don't people heed warnings to GTFO?
On a side note, I went out to grab lunch real quick and saw several cars with Alabama & Louisianna license plates. Good for them.
what a mess...
In Gulfport, Miss., a fire chief says there are "boats that have gone into buildings." Waves are also crashing over the seawalls in Gulf Shores, Ala. -- Associated Press
http://www.weatherserver.net/livevideo.htm
Go to this link now, there is a barge in the oceanfront park (currently underwater)
Hurricane Katrina is making for some dangerous conditions for emergency crews. There are reports of downed power lines on a fire truck in Hattiesburg, Miss. Five firefighters are trapped inside the vehicle.
Spurswoman, when I flew into Hobby last night in Houston for work half the cars on the road were La plates.
because they have no way to gtfo
100k people in NO have no form of transportation
lots of tourists in NO
many jobs required employees to stay
With the Superdome roof being compromised, wonder what the odds are on some ambulance chaser filing a lawsuit for failure to provide adequate shelter?
Miles O'Brien's "hurricane blog" maintaining complete radio silence from 8:17 AM to 12:37 AM ET.
Looks like he didn't get the career-making reporting assignment!
Well, no one's gotten hurt yet best anyone can tell. If any asshole lawyer tried it, I'd say take him out in the Gulf and leave him to swim back from about 50 miles out. If he makes it back, he gets to file the suit.With the Superdome roof being compromised, wonder what the odds are on some ambulance chaser filing a lawsuit for failure to provide adequate shelter?
New Orleans man tries to haul to the Superdome.
christ it looks horrifying out there.
I understand that and it's tragic...but *they* (this guy in particular) could have fared a lot better than waiting it out in their own homes. There's no excuse for that.
He isn't at work.
New Orleans man tries to haul to the Superdome.
^^^^^ Dumbass
i agree with oyu about this particular guy... if i was him I would've traded that cell phone for a ride outa town yesterday.
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