Hurricane Katrina Disaster Updates

[SewingDeb]

I am starting to get a lot of emails from the front.....family and friends. The Ritz Carlton Hotel has been turned into a hospital by doctors, nurses and pharmacists who were attending a convention. They were infectious disease physicians with no hands on but it is changing quickly. The police escorted them to Walgreen's where they broke in and wipe out all the things they needed for their hospital. The looters were right there waiting with armed police pointing their rifles at them.

Dr. Henderson said there is no National Guard presence near the Ritz and they hear gunshots all night long. He has limited access to the internet through the hotel. He said this is a soul edifying experience.

I hope you don't mind, Concerned, but I shared your post with another forum. I had given them the link to your post, but they were directed to the sign up page. I think it is great that the doctors, nurses and pharmacists are there. Infectious disease if looking like a big possibility with the conditions in NO.

 

[concernedperson]

I hope you don't mind, Concerned, but I shared your post with another forum. I had given them the link to your post, but they were directed to the sign up page. I think it is great that the doctors, nurses and pharmacists are there. Infectious disease if looking like a big possibility with the conditions in NO.

Please do pass it around. He also asks in his email for suture packs, sterile gloves and stethoscopes if these supplies could get to them somehow. He also mentioned that the healthcare workers there all took a round of Cipro, they are expecting an outbreak of disease.

 

[kato]

Per local news the mayor just announced that Reliant Center can possibly hold up to 19k. He's also going to open up our George R. Brown Cconvention Ctr. which is huge. BUT it will take a little time. He has cancelled all conventions and activities planned for these places at a big financial loss to the city. Humanitarian aid comes 1st he said.

Gov. Perry has also declared TX as a state of emergency.

 

[DEPUTYDAWG]

State of TX told that CDC will be dropping a massive amount of medical supplies, drugs, etc. to LA today....no, I don't know what "massive" is, just telling you what we were told.

 

[concernedperson]

State of TX told that CDC will be dropping a massive amount of medical supplies, drugs, etc. to LA today....no, I don't know what "massive" is, just telling you what we were told.

It sounds like the need is there for sure. The airport field hospital thought they would be handling 250 people an hour but they are handling 850 people an hour.

 

[T'sNana]

What are the new fires from? Thugs? UGH!! I just tuned in again. I sure hope they aren't doing this to themselves and their "home" and their "people" (those of NO).

 

[Shadow205]

There have been shots fired in the downtown area near the Superdome and it seems in the general area of one of the fires. According to the reporter, there was an exchange of gunfire between the police/national guard and a group in a green cadilac. Looking at the scene on TV, it is hard to beleive that this is taking place in an American city. There is going to be blood shed and there will be those who then criticize the action that was taken. It is a no win situation. Innocent people have already died and more will die if this situation is not gotten under control.

 

[kato]

Our mayor thinks we may already have app.100,000 evacuees here. That would include other shelters than the dome such as churches and private homes.

 

[T'sNana]

There have been shots fired in the downtown area near the Superdome and it seems in the general area of one of the fires. According to the reporter, there was an exchange of gunfire between the police/national guard and a group in a green cadilac. Looking at the scene on TV, it is hard to beleive that this is taking place in an American city. There is going to be blood shed and there will be those who then criticize the action that was taken. It is a no win situation. Innocent people have already died and more will die if this situation is not gotten under control.

IMO, they gotta do what they gotta do to get control...if that includes some thugs getting in the way, then so be it, IMO. The few are ruining it for the ones who are just trying to get the heck out! I, for one, would not be in judgment for any action needed. They HAVE to. JMO

 

[kato]

IMO, they gotta do what they gotta do to get control...if that includes some thugs getting in the way, then so be it, IMO. The few are ruining it for the ones who are just trying to get the heck out! I, for one, would not be in judgment for any action needed. They HAVE to. JMO

I agree. It's gotta start sometime because it will not get any better they longer they wait to restore some kind of order.

 

[T'sNana]

I agree. It's gotta start sometime because it will not get any better they longer they wait to restore some kind of order.

Probably one less (or more) they have to deal with in the facilities that are taking these dislocated people in! IMO

ETA: It's not like they WANT to shoot anyone. It's he!! for them to go through this (nightmares, PTSD), but they will have to, I fear. I also pray for their sanity when they do. Some of these people are nothing more than a rabid animal (the few who are toting guns and looting non-food items, raping, killing, harrassing). Again, IMO

 

[T'sNana]

JMO, but I don't think a lot of this would be happening had they gotten to these people sooner. But, then again, if most of these troublemakers are known for this, they would do it anyway or take the trouble with them. I just feel sad for the people who are just wanting OUT OF THERE!!!

 

[Shadow205]

I just heard an estimate of at least 8,000 people still remain in NO that need to be evacuated. They are also estimating approx. 1.7mil. people will be living in shelters for an extended period of time. It will be a long long time before life returns to normal if ever for so many people.

 

[T'sNana]

I just heard an estimate of at least 8,000 people still remain in NO that need to be evacuated. They are also estimating approx. 1.7mil. people will be living in shelters for an extended period of time. It will be a long long time before life returns to normal if ever for so many people.

Thanks for the info. So sad....these poor people (elderly, children, ill).

 

[Marthatex]

They are interviewing a Dr. from Charity Hospital on CNN:

Evidently the generator failed after about a day; there have been multiple deaths at Charity and he said alot more of them are dying right now, today. He was in the hospital about 5 days straight.

 

[T'sNana]

They are interviewing a Dr. from Charity Hospital on CNN:

Evidently the generator failed after about a day; there have been multiple deaths at Charity and he said alot more of them are dying right now, today. He was in the hospital about 5 days straight.

I wonder if they are trying to evacuate them? A hospital would be a HUGE priority! Those nurses and doctors and miscellaneous personnel that stayed on....they deserve heroic recognition. They were bagging these people, which is VERY tiring, for long periods of time because they had no power to run the ventilators. HEROES!

 

[Dara]

I wonder if they are trying to evacuate them? A hospital would be a HUGE priority! Those nurses and doctors and miscellaneous personnel that stayed on....they deserve heroic recognition. They were bagging these people, which is VERY tiring, for long periods of time because they had no power to run the ventilators. HEROES!

Wasn't Charity one of the hospitals that had to stop evacuating due to gunfire? Maybe that's been contained and now they're getting people out. I'll try to find info.

 

[less0305]

Wasn't Charity one of the hospitals that had to stop evacuating due to gunfire? Maybe that's been contained and now they're getting people out. I'll try to find info.

I heard a Dr. from Charity being interviewed live about two hours ago and she said helicopters were landing as she spoke and that the most critical and neonatal had been evacuated, but that there were still about 1500 people there to be evacuated...by helicopter this will take a little while. But she said evacuation efforts are running.

 

[Dara]

I heard a Dr. from Charity being interviewed live about two hours ago and she said helicopters were landing as she spoke and that the most critical and neonatal had been evacuated, but that there were still about 1500 people there to be evacuated...by helicopter this will take a little while. But she said evacuation efforts are running.

Thank you!

Finally.

Wow, I just found something. Check this out.

Charity is across the street from Tulane University Medical Center, a private facility that has almost completed evacuating more than 1,000 patients and family members, he said.

No such public resources are available for Charity, which has about 250 patients, or University Hospital several blocks away, which has about 110 patients.

That's from a Fox Story from this morning. Ok, so a private hospital managed to get people out, but the government couldn't, even with horrific conditions and patients dying. When the excuses start, I want to remember that.

 

[T'sNana]

When the excuses start, I want to remember that.

Yep, that's the only way things get changed and hopefully lives saved in the future.