Say a prayer for New Orleans

[groovychk]

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.

Comments

[aimingforpeace.livejournal.com]

The news just said that 4 levees had not functioned properly - I wonder if I misheard it. I hope your friends are well.

[groovychk.livejournal.com]

Yeah - the major news sources have been weird about this.
The stuff I posted came from local New Orleans news.
Definitely some levee breaks. Big one is pouring in water from Lake Ponchatrain.
The real sign that things are bad... The White House says President Bush is cutting short his vacation to return to Washington to monitor the hurricane recovery efforts.

Bush cutting short his vacation! Wow.

http://www.wwltv.com/local/stories/WWLBLOG.ac3fcea.html (http://www.wwltv.com/local/stories/WWLBLOG.ac3fcea.html)

[aimingforpeace.livejournal.com]

Now you know the world's about to end when GW gets to work...

[nata5.livejournal.com]

Well .. moving to Florida is out.. now moving to Nola is out.. geez. I guess I'll just move to Seattle and try a completely diffrent place.

[groovychk.livejournal.com]

Talk to Maya - she lived there. I hear it's pretty cool - if you don't mind a lot of rain. I get depressed when it rains too much here... I'd prolly slit my wrists if I lived in Seattle.