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They should just get everyone out and then abandon it. Clearly it is a poor place for a city.
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It's just an absolute disaster. Dead animals and people floating in the water and lying along roadsides. They are saying the conditions inside the Super Dome are unbearable. Reports of no food, water, or showers available. Gunfire going off inside. Women being raped, and fights breaking out. My god, what's wrong with some people?
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09-02-2005, 01:55 AM | #25 |
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I just woke up from a nap wherein I was dreaming about being there in New Orleans during the hurricane, hunkering down in this gigantic old plantation-style Louisiana home, with a little girl, wondering where her family was. That hurricane, and the resultant flooding, has been absolutely apocryphal over there for those people; my heart and thoughts go out to all those who've been so hurt and so bereaved.
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How lucky I am to have my shelter and food and family...
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09-02-2005, 05:37 AM | #27 |
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There have been some incredibly critical reports of the government response.
Experienced journalists, who have covered natural disasters the world over, seem to have been shocked by the absence of contingency planning and the slow pace of the relief effort. This morning I see that they have finally started dropping food and water by air. A report I saw last night stated that the Federal Emergency Management Agency reported to Bush in 2001 that a hurricane hitting New Orleans was one of the three most high-risk catastrophes the US could face (along with New York terrorist attack and earthquake in California). According to the New Orleans Times "No one can say they didn't see it coming ... Now in the wake of one of the worst storms ever, serious questions are being asked about the lack of preparation." Seemingly federal funding to restore levees was cut in 2003. Apparently the destruction was worse because large areas of wetlands, which would partly absorb the surges, have been turned over to developers. Bush had promised to continue a "no net loss" policy, following on from Bush snr and Clinton's programmes, but this was ditched in 2003. |
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09-02-2005, 07:55 AM | #29 |
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blimey, it sounds a bit like that film, 'escape from new York' but deadly serious....
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09-02-2005, 10:19 AM | #30 |
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09-02-2005, 10:31 AM | #31 |
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Good News-fats Domino Found-but Irma Thomas Still Missing
It's music to fans' ears: Fats Domino is found
September 02, 2005 7:45 AM EDT An upbeat chord sounded Thursday in the deadly aftermath of Hurricane Katrina when Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Fats Domino, whose manager had said he was missing, was found to have been safely evacuated from his low-lying home. Several other famous New Orleans musicians, including the Neville Brothers, also escaped Katrina's wrath. But at least one, singer, Irma Thomas, still remained unaccounted for Thursday evening. Lifelong city resident Domino is one of the most beloved founding fathers of rock `n' roll, known for dozens of 1950s and 1960s hits like "Blueberry Hill," "I'm Walking" and "Ain't That a Shame." His agent early Thursday told the media he hadn't heard from Domino since Monday morning. Soon after, the New Orleans Times-Picayune distributed a picture that showed him being helped to safety by cops Monday night. Domino's three-story house is in the low-lying Ninth Ward, parts of which were swallowed by up to 20 feet of water. He was believed to have been taken to the Superdome and, like most other evacuees, had no means of immediately contacting anyone to report his whereabouts. But there was still no word on Thomas, who sang the version of "Time is on My Side" that The Rolling Stones borrowed for one of their first hits. Her New Orleans club, The Lions Den, was under water. ---
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The disaster area is also 90,000 square miles- a monumental task that will take time to deal with. I hate saying that, but I think it's true. Shortly before the hurricane, people of the city were asked whether they would leave in the event of one coming. 1/3 of the people said they would not leave. That doesn't even take into account the fact that New Orleans was a pretty poor city, money-wise, before all this. Many people couldn't afford to get out. A package of ten billion dollars will pass through the House of Representatives today, to deal with the crisis. It's already passed the Senate. I really, truly hope we can get a swift working process together on this soon. Quote:
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09-02-2005, 11:39 AM | #33 |
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Yesterday on H channel they had "1900 the worst disaster of the century" a hurricane hit Galveston. I think this will go down as the worst natural disaster in the 21st Century.
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09-02-2005, 11:41 AM | #34 |
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I've been following the aftermath of Katrina and the situation in New Orleans on CNN for days - I've basically been glued to the tv. I'm still speechless.
Had Cajun food yesterday, meanwhile they're starving over there.
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09-02-2005, 11:48 AM | #36 |
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Not to be gross but just having plumbing is a blessing. Those poor people literally have "no place to go".
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09-02-2005, 12:14 PM | #37 |
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This horrific tragedy is no joke. It got me crying.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationwo...home-headlines
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09-02-2005, 12:29 PM | #38 |
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Sorry.
It was meant to make you feel I understood. I was trying to make your emotional turmoil subside. Yikes, you should know me a bit better by now.
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Get well, Spock. The ability to feel things strongly is a gift
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