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They just said that the worst case scenario of the fish bowl filling up is going to happen. New Orleans will be filled up until the entire city is filled with water three feet above sea level.
RIP.
Have to be careful with that, though...treated wood pops like, uhhh, seeds in a bowl.
They just said that the worst case scenario of the fish bowl filling up is going to happen. New Orleans will be filled up until the entire city is filled with water three feet above sea level.
RIP.
"We are not going to tolerate any type of looting even if it's a loaf of bread."
GMAFB.
They are showing some of the stores that were looted on CNN, man they tore the out of that ATM! I wonder how one goes about destroying an ATM Machine, aren't they built like a steel trap!?
"We are not going to tolerate any type of looting even if it's a loaf of bread."
mother ing nazi's
The mayor is saying that there's really nothing they can do now. It's pretty much beyond the point of no return. Within 12-15 hours, the water will be at least 3 feet above sea level throughout the bowl.
The mayor is pissed cuz the sand bags never got there.
i remember on BarberShop they couldn't get inthat thing for .....
I've looked but I can't find it.. could someone please direct me to the video of the man who lost his wife? pretty please
It's on the frontpage of CNN.com, on the right scroll down a little bit.
okay... tell me they are just saying that to boost moral and don;t actually mean it."This city has cleaned up after Mardi Gras... we can clean up after this!"
The mayor seems super pissed off that the sandbags didn't get done. He's saying that there are too many chiefs and not enough Indians.
He's telling people not to go to the SuperDome, just to go to your roof .. he's saying if you have a car - there's a route to get out.
Thanks!
Yeah, wtf! They didn't even get the damn sandbags to the 17th St. Canal...
I just posted this on the SpursForum, but thought it deserved to be in this thread as well.
NBA players’ association launching relief effort
Union will help deliver supplies to areas hardest-hit by hurricane
NEW YORK - The NBA players’ association said Tuesday it is launching an immediate effort to assist in the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.
“We are in the process of contacting every player in the league to solicit their support and ideas on how we can make a difference as quickly as possible,” said union president Antonio Davis of the Chicago Bulls.
The union will help deliver supplies to the hardest hit areas.
“We want to mobilize immediately and provide as much assistance as possible to the tens of thousands of people who find themselves in life threatening situations as a result of this natural disaster,” executive director Bill Hunter said. “Our goal is to collectively raise and contribute at least $1 million in aid to the victims.”
Bulls guard Chris Duhon, from Slidell, La., said he would work with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to try to get financial support, clothing and food.
“This tragic event has destroyed the homes and lives of many people — people I know,” Duhon said. “Many towns are experiencing this devastation and have yet to determine what, if any, buildings will be saved. We have to do something to help ease this burden.”
So supposedly, the west bank will be fine. The part of the bowl that will fill up is the east bank.
I thought the west bank was already underwater?
I think they are just saying that it isn't going to be effected by the new water that's coming through.
I thought the west bank was pretty dry. They are saying that if you have a car, drive out the west bank.
But I could be wrong.
Kori, you're right. I hate Wal Mart a little less now. That was awesome of them
Ahh okay. Maybe I just heard wrong.
Fox News pimping the looting angle on H&C -- the state AG doesn't seem to give much of a .
The Mayor said the sandbags never got there - now they are saying the mayor is wrong that they dropped some sandbags and it wasn't working so they had to give that up.
By Steve Gregory
AUGUST 30 - 3:00PM
MSY -
40,000-50,000 people in the superdome, including seriously injured people, and evacuees from the Hospitals.
There are no running water or sewage facilities -- and no power. Temperatures are in he 90's
within the building
One man just committed suicide by jumping. 'Unrest' is growing within the superdome - and their
are there are now military as well civilian police on the scene.
There are now several; major fires in view of city. There is evidently a fair amount of oil and gas floating
on the flood waters.
Water is still rising and the Mayor is just now being evacuated by helicopter as City hall is now surrounded by water that can only be reached by small boat, water is about 3 feet deep at the steps of City Hall.
80% of New Orleans is totally submerged now, and will likely become 100% submerged tonight
The depth of the water in the BIZ district is around 6-10 inches at this time.
This is a result of 2 MAJOR BREACHES OF THE LEVEE. The first one ,is about 400 feet long, and appears to have given
way around 9PM last night. The Corp of Engineers have now said there is also a second breach as well. Within the hour
the Pentagon will be taking over the coordination and manpower / machinery to assist in closing the 2 breaches.
The COE indicates there is no other way to resolve the problem, and they will be using huge cranes, barges of sand and intend
to 'plug' the breached area. Until that is accomplished, News Orleans will continue to fill up with water
No time table is known on how long it will take. The COE indicated they have 'great concern' for the a specific
pumping station - the largest in the world -- and it will be eventually used to drain the water out of the
city after the levee has been repaired.
This is turning into a 'slow motion version' of the worst case scenario for New Orleans.
Over 1,200 people have been rescued by 40 coast guard recovery helicopters where people are standing on
roofs - since yesterday. Untold numbers of dead - likely in the hundreds and possibly near 1,000 or more
Disease is expected to take a heavy toll within days. This could claim thousands of lives. The key seemingly
is to somehow to evacuate everyone from the city. Whether this can be done I have no clue.
ELSEWHERE:
Video from the air just now showed the complete devastation of the coastal area from Mobile west to Gulfport.
An oil platform (LARGE) was brought across D auphin island and dumped to the north of the island just south
of that mouth of Mobile Bay.
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