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That's encouraging at least....these people are very lucky they lived through the two. You'd think at some point they'd realize that luck runs out eventually and not keep putting themselves at risk.
The mayor of NO is on the live stream of WWL-TV right now. Some lowlights...
* Oil tanker run aground in South Louisiana, leaking oil
* Water rising in NO, including French Quarter
* Big levee break at 17th Street and Canal, water coming in from Pontchartrain
* Barge broke free and hit the causeway, causeway is unstable
* No water for a minimum of 4 weeks
* Slidell, La. completely submerged up to Spanish Trail (nothing above surface)
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=spanis...&start=0&hl=en
That's encouraging at least....these people are very lucky they lived through the two. You'd think at some point they'd realize that luck runs out eventually and not keep putting themselves at risk.
The deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history, the Galveston hurricane of 1900 is estimated to have killed between 8,000 and 12,000 people. The Category 4 hurricane struck on September 8, 1900, leveling 12 city blocks, nearly three-quarters of the island city of Galveston, Texas
Sidell receieved the NE section of the eyewall, which was the strongest. most of NO recieved the 'open' section of eyewall on the western side.
Its like AHF and I were talking about yesterday, a few miles really made a HUGE difference here.
Also, Oil is once again trading right near 70 dollars today. I have a feeling when they get a feel for the damage to the oil industry that is only going to go up.
Mayor: "everything north of I-10 is completely underwater"
We were watching the news last night, and there was a bar open in the French Quarter and even without electricity people were celebrating not being flooded out.
Guess they spoke too soon.
This reminds me of the summer 15 years or so ago where the Mississippi flooding that devestade the Midwest.
I heard on the radio (Fox on XM) that the federal government will pay 75% of as J-6 asked. I also read online somewhere (searching for the link) that in either Mississippi or Alabama that flooding reached six miles inland.
Man, I hope this info. is wrong, but it comes from the WWL message boards...
I AM SO SORRY TO HAVE TO SAY THIS . MY HUSBANDS BAND MATE WENT THROUGH ST. TAMMANY PARISH IN A BOAT ....THERE IS NO MORE SLIDELL......
LACOMBE IS UNDER WATER. EAST ST. TAMMANY PARISH DOES NOT EXIST ANY MORE.
THIS TEARS ME UP .
I DON'T WANT TO CAUSE MASS PANIC BUT I THINK WE ALL HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW THE TRUTH.
THIS IS JUST A REPORT I HEARD" 200 HUNDRED BODIES WERRE FOUND NEAR OAK HARBOR.
I KNOW THIS IS HARD ...I AM SO SORRY TO REPORT THIS ....I DEBATED ON POSTING THIS
Another thing I read on ABC's news site is that the ports in an around New Orleans is the world's fifth largest and the largest in the nation handling over a quarter of all surface tonnage in the U.S. With the Mississippi river closed for who knows how long, barge traffic will be shut for a while and this will affect the entire economy. Yesterday the Chicage trading board saw everything from beef to soybeans rise 1%-4% in prices.
Probably a stupid question (cause I know its probably the red cross), what would be the best organization to donate money to? Have they started fund specifically for this yet?
Only way out of New Orleans is West
The only way people can leave the city of New Orleans is to get on Crescent City Connection, head to the West Bank and take Highway 90 to Interstate 310 or I-10 on to Lafayette, authorities said this morning.
Interstate-10 eastbound, toward Slidell and the Gulf Coast, can't be traveled. Several sections of the Twin Spans have washed away and other sections of the bridge are structurally unsound.
The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway has been opened to police, fire and other emergency vehicles after an initial inspection concluded the 24-mile long bridge was sound, WWL Radio reported this morning.
No other vehicles will be allowed on the bridge; and access to St. Tammany Parish remains restricted. The condition of U.S. Highway 11 across the Lake is not known.
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Dear God!!
Orleanians
, People in Nouvelle Orleans are called "Orleannais"
"devestade"
Manny-bonics, we luv ya!
I wonder how many of the bodies were corpses from all the above ground cemeteries?
I have heard rumors of the national oil reserves possibly being opened because of this....aren't they in LA too?
that was from last night at about 2
Obi...in that pic...is that Lake Pontchitrain (sp?) in the top right hand corner?
There's a graphic in the Political forum showing the locations of the reserves. If I remember right, they are all west of N.O. extending into Texas.
500k is the population of NO. THere is 1.3mm in the metro area.
I think he means the national reserves. I don't know where those are held Mikey.
I don't know what percentage of the metro area evacuated.
It's difficult to believe this won't eclipse the Galveston disaster.
Yeah...the national reserves. Anyone think that this be a good time to tap into them? Yes? No?
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