Martial Law has been Declared in New Orleans.....................
I'm afraid the Death toll from this storm is going to be HIGH when all is said and done--
AubreyJ............
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** August 30, 2005- 10:00am CDT: About 80% of New Orleans is now under water and the water just keeps getting higher and higher. (Photo by FEMA)
** Let’s start the day with comments from our Government-
NOAA: NEW ORLEANS/BATON ROUGE, LA
6:55am CDT- REPORTS CONTINUE OF FLOODING AROUND THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS AREA DUE TO LEVEE BREAKS ON THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE PONCHARTRAIN IN THE AFTER EFFECTS OF HURRICANE KATRINA... PEOPLE IN THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS AREA ARE URGED TO HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS... AND TO AVOID FLOODED AREAS IF POSSIBLE. REMEMBER... A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS COASTAL FLOODING IS LIKELY OR HAS BEEN REPORTED. RESIDENTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXPECT FLOOD PROBLEMS... AND ACTIONS SHOULD CONTINUE TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. STAY TUNED FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
NOAA: JACKSON, MS
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT...
NOAA: MOBILE/PENSACOLA
...NO COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT...
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE SHELTER TASK FORCE OF THE LOUISIANA OFFICE OF EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LAISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
2:40 PM CDT MON AUG 29 2005 LOUISIANA EMERGENCY RESPONSE OFFICIALS ARE NOT ALLOWING RESIDENTS TO RETURN TO SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AT THIS TIME. EVACUEES FROM SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA INCLUDING THE NEW ORLEANS REGION NEED TO REMAIN WHERE THEY ARE SHELTERED NOW. IF ANY EVACUEES NEEDS SHELTER THEY SHOULD STOP AT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING EMERGENCY SHELTER INFORMATION POINTS............
ON LA 1 AT THE PARAGON CASINO NEAR MARKSVILLE.
ON US 71 AT THE MED EXPRESS OFFICE NEAR ALEXANDRIA.
EXIT 53 ON I-49 AT SAMMY'S TRUCK STOP NEAR BUNKIE.
OFFICIALS WILL NOTIFY RESIDENTS WHEN IT IS SAFE TO RETURN TO SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. (As of Tuesday- 11:00am CDT this message was still in force…)
** EVACUATION ORDERS in effect for NEW ORLEANS. Water is up to 20 feet deep in places in New Orleans. Water rising to near a foot deep in the French Quarters… No electricity in most, if not all, of New Orleans and could be out from 2 to 4 weeks if not longer… DON’T DRINK THE WATER- A “BOIL WATER” recommendation has been issued… At least 20 Buildings in the city have collapsed… Mayor Nagin on WWL-TV tells of the extent of damage in the City-- Both airports under water- the TWIN SPANS in New Orleans East have been totally destroyed- Yacht Club on the lake has burned and is totally destroyed…… FOR Video info by Mayor of New Orleans- Click here: 4WWL- WWLTV.COM
** For good local updates got to: http://www.wwltv.com/
** FEMA now Mobilizing the LARGEST RELIEF EFFORT in its History… The federal government is supporting state and local authorities by leading one of the largest disaster response mobilizations in the United States history to respond to Hurricane Katrina. Read more at: FEMA
** Major Disaster Declared in Louisiana- Mississippi- Alabama...
** Biloxi Mississippi near flattened- Many dead...
**Red Cross says it needs financial support, supplies and volunteers. To find out how you can help, call (800) HELP-NOW.
** President Bush cuts Vacation short and heads back to White House… (This is not a time for political BS from anyone over him doing so either!!!)
** Twenty-four hours after Hurricane Katrina battered the Gulf Coast, an estimated 7,500 National Guard troops from Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi were on duty today, supporting civil authorities, distributing generators, providing medical care, and setting up shelters for displaced residents.
Read more at DoD: American Forces Press Service
I for one, AubreyJ, would like to say- Thanks to all who serve in the National Guard and to their families also. It’s times like these that all Americans need to open their eyes and truly see what’s going on around them……
I would also like to say this- Over the next few days we will surely know who our true friends are in this World we live in. With all the aid we give all around the world… Who is going to step up and offer to help us out in our time of need??? We shall soon see……
** Officials at the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Gulfport, Miss. , announced plans today to evacuate 416 now-homeless veterans from the hurricane-decimated home and move them to its sister facility in Washington.
Read more at DoD: American Forces Press Service
** Not enough said about the devastation in Mississippi. So let’s go and look at it. This Video from Skycopter3 of WLBT3 TV will leave you near speechless… A must see- around 20 minutes long video with commentary...................
Click here to view: Mississippi Gulf CoastDamage from Skycopter3
**ALL RESIDENTS ON THE EAST BANK OF ORLEANS AND JEFFERSON REMAINING IN THE METRO AREA ARE BEING TOLD TO EVACUATE AS EFFORTS TO SANDBAG THE LEVEE BREAK HAVE ENDED. THE PUMPS IN THAT AREA ARE EXPECTED TO FAIL SOON AND 9 FEET OF WATER IS EXPECTED IN THE ENTIRE EAST BANK WITHIN THE NEXT 12-15 HOURS.
** Over 100 Dead have been reported in Mississippi and that number is sure to rise. No reports as yet out of Louisiana… These numbers are going to be real- real high I’m afraid when all the counting is finally done. I just don’t want to think about it– really…
** Looting is out of hand. One person said it looked like it did back during the fall of Baghdad, Iraq… All the video feeds I’ve seen so far seem to back that view too…
** Again- night has fallen so I think I’ll wait to do another post when more info has had time to be collected. First post before noon tomorrow- Wednesday 8/31/05.
** I’ll end tonight by asking everyone to say their prayers for the victims of this massive storm. This one is for you MAX- Hope you and yours made out ok and I’m looking so forward to your blogs in the future when this nightmare is nothing more than a fading memory…
Good night my friend,
AubreyJ..................................
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