Say a prayer for New Orleans

Martial law imposed in New Orleans
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Preliminary damage estimate: $26 billion
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Mayor Ray Nagin: 80 percent of New Orleans is underwater. Water 20 feet deep in some places
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People who evacuated told NOT to come back to city
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Two levee breaches send water flowing through city
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Gov. Kathleen Blanco said the devastation being seen Tuesday morning "is greater than our worst fears."
She described it as "totally overwhelming." Blanco said there are no casualty figures yet, but that "many lives have been lost."
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The top homeland security official in New Orleans said bodies have been spotted drifting in the floodwaters.
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Harrison County coroner Gary Hargrove had this advice for rescuers who encounter bodies: "If they're dead, they're dead. We've got the living to take care of."


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I'm also waiting to hear from friends in Mobile. None of their phone numbers are working and no responses to e-mail so far.