The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina

[Dark Knight]

*Movin' on up*

 

[concernedperson]

You mean thread, not forum, I think.

Thanks for being politically correct.

 

[Anngelique]

Please click on the link as there is a LOT more info.


September 2, 2005
More Than 50 Countries Offer Aid To The U.S.
By BARRY SCHWEID
AP Diplomatic Writer

WASHINGTON - In an accelerating drive, more than 50 countries have pledged money or other assistance to help Americans recover from Hurricane Katrina.

The pledges blur political lines.

By Friday, offers had been received from Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belgium, Britain, Canada, China, Colombia, Cuba, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Germany, Greece, Georgia, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, the Philippines, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Venezuela and the United Arab Emirates.

http://katu.com/stories/79417.html

 

[Dark Knight]

Thanks for being politically correct.

LOL! Just didn't want her to go searching for another forum and leave this one, where the thread is. :blowkiss:

 

[Beyond Belief]

Actually, I was just posting an article. LOL

which thread are u talking about?

 

[concernedperson]

LOL! Just didn't want her to go searching for another forum and leave this one, where the thread is. :blowkiss:

I know. And I really don't want to be snippy. I am kinda so upset and would love a hug. I want to fight this battle and I want these people to be OK but the issues are so real and so in my face. Just peace and resolve.

 

[Details]

Which thread is that? I see several that include this topic, but nothing on this topic. Seems a valid question to me - I think that everything realistic that could have been done was. 20/20 hindsight could tell you that this one was going to be IT, and to go ahead and spend a few million or more in getting more supplies ready, people, a more strenuous evacuation - but this isn't the first time a hurricane has come around that looked to hit New Orleans hard.

I saw someone refer to Hurricane Ivan, and an unneeded evacuation that caused some people to die - an evacuation is such an expensive, intrusive, harmful option by itself that they have to be careful how much it is used. For this one, they used the strongest evacuation I've ever heard of being used pre-disaster.

I just don't see what a reasonable person without the benefit of what we know now would have done differently when Hurricane Katrina appeared to be heading their way.

The levees could have been worked on, made stronger, but not just for Katrina - that's been a long term gamble made by New Orleans for decades.

 

[dasgal]

I was assigned to cover the Refugees of Hurricane Katrina coming into Reunion Arena in Downtown Dallas. I photographed only the first few hours when there were only a few hundred there. Now there are thousands.
These people drove in packed into cars with what few wet belongings they could carry. They wore the same mud soaked nighttime clothing they escaped in.
I know you have all heard of the looting, the shootings, the rapes, and the violence, but this is a small group of thugs considering the bigger picture. The people in the Superdome will die without relief and evacuation efforts.
The ones who have escaped are bone weary, wandering around asking about loved ones, and face at best an uncertain future. They have no jobs, no homes, and have lost loved ones.
Please give generously to the American Red Cross.
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[ShowerSinger]

The powers that be have decided they will only accept 1,000 people at the closed army base, formerly known as Fort McClellan. Big Difference 10k versus 1k.
No big surprise, but all military bases that have been closed need to step up.

 

[concernedperson]

Thanks for reminding us about humanity.

 

[Tom'sGirl]

Happened not too far from me. It is horrible. I told my friend, these poor people cannot catch a break. If there is any silver in the lining, it is that the accident occured less than a mile from Doctor's Hospital and less than a mile in the other direction, from Opelousas General.

Local news anchors are saying that the driver may be the fatality. No news on what caused the accident.

I looked for my thread post and found it combined here...........I was confused as they were talking about something completely different (someone combined two different topics here)

Anyway, back to the bus that rolled over. I heard a couple of hours ago that one of the refugees got into a physical altercation with the driver causing the accident.

 

[DEPUTYDAWG]

Thank you for posting those very expressive, and telling, photos.

Reunion Arena - at my work today, we were told all the Dallas shelters are now full, and our area would be getting overflow from Dallas shelters. Is that what you were hearing, that Reunion is already full? And how many were estimated to be there?

Thanks!

DD

 

[tybee204]

I looked for my thread post and found it combined here...........I was confused as they were talking about something completely different (someone combined two different topics here)

Anyway, back to the bus that rolled over. I heard a couple of hours ago that one of the refugees got into a physical altercation with the driver causing the accident.

Sorry about the goofy thread merge. Hurricane related threads are being started all over WS and I have goofed a few trying to get them all put into a central location.

 

[dasgal]

Thank you for posting those very expressive, and telling, photos.

Reunion Arena - at my work today, we were told all the Dallas shelters are now full, and our area would be getting overflow from Dallas shelters. Is that what you were hearing, that Reunion is already full? And how many were estimated to be there?

Thanks!

DD

I'm ashamed to say I don't know. I took these photos early yesterday morning. I just moved and my Field Transmission Program was not working correctly and I battled all day long just to get these up. A fellow photojournalist is covering the story today. I will ask him.
However, from what I saw, they were lined up waiting to get in. Packed into cars like sardines. Covered in mud. Clearly exhasted and worried about loved ones.
Yesterday morning when I was at Reunion, I had already gotten word that they were turning them away from the Astrodome. From what I understand there are 30,000 stranded in the Superdome alone, not counting all those who managed to flee before hand. Reunion was the only place left for them after the Astrodome, so I image there are many thousands of them there now. The Astrodome was closed by the Fire Marshall because of full capacity, so I'm quite sure it could happen here as well. I don't know where all these people are going to go now. It breaks my heart. There are so many of them, I swear, you wouldn't believe it until you saw your own eyes. I had seen the news, and hadn't expected to see what I saw.

 

[Casshew]

are you serious? some poor soul survives a hurricane & the days following and then is killed in a bus crash?

 

[kgeaux]

I looked for my thread post and found it combined here...........I was confused as they were talking about something completely different (someone combined two different topics here)

Anyway, back to the bus that rolled over. I heard a couple of hours ago that one of the refugees got into a physical altercation with the driver causing the accident.

They are confirming this on local news. Someone wanted the bus to pull over, and the driver was unable to do so, since the bus was part of a convoy. An evacuee got up, walked up to the driver and "initiated a physical confrontation." The bus crashed and rolled, killing one. Still no confirmation if it is the bus driver or an evacuee that died. But ALL survivors have been taken to local hospitals. Some seriously hurt.

 

[Casshew]

Good story Anngelique!

 

[Linda7NJ]

:woohoo: That's wonderful!

 

[Magnum PI]

Is there any reason that we could not bring one of our many ballistic missle subs to help power the electrical grid? I understand one nuclear sub could power an entire city. They are portable, and paid for by the people. God knows we have enough of them to blow up the earth 100 times over. WhAT'S WRONG WITH USING ONE FOR A GOOD USA CAUSE???...MPI

 

[Marthatex]

I think it is up to Bush to walk his walk now. He didn't mind tackling Iraq, Social Security, and so forth, now it is time to "endure the unendurable" and focus on the job at hand right here at home in the Gulf Coast area, and especially New Orleans...mpi

I keep hearing you with your wishful thinking. He "appeared to be walking a walk" today, but so far I am not impressed. "New Orleans will rise up again", and nearby older folks are dying. People couldn't get out to go to the Astrodome. The hospitals were critical. But he kept having these photo-ops and hugging the same people over and over again.

No, I've got his number. An awful lot would have to happen before I'd ever be convinced of his walking any walk.