The 1900 storm was before the seawall and modern prediction capabilities, thus many more lives lost, greater destruction.
Man, that is scary. I have family that lives in the suburbs of New Orleans, kind of like what looks to be completely under water in that photo. I have a grandmother (lives in Covington across Lake Ponchatrain from NO) and aunt (lives is NO) who came in town Sat. to get away from the storm. But, my aunt's family and my great great aunt, who is 92, stayed. Scary, scary stuff
Holy shiet ~ I didn't realize that much was flooded and from only one major levee breach. They are so lucky there haven't been more failures. I can't believe they haven't flown a helicopter over the breach and taken some photos yet.
just heard that one company, Rowan, lost their rig. they don't know where it is...lol. they think it capsized and sunk.
residents of Jefferson county will be allowed back in to get essentials next week. THEN THEY'RE EVACUATING THE CITY FOR ONE MONTH!!!! i heard news reporters saying that city officials didn't believe they'd have power back FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER 2 MONTHS. i've never seen anything like this in the US.
UMmmmmm... NOPE... the water is getting HIGHER, not them getting DEEPER... Welcome to New Orleans, Gulf Of Mexico, Earth.
I've read where there are three confirmed levee breaks. I can't think of a major city being this destroyed or devastated since the San Francisco quake of 1906.
they keep saying they're going to let residents come back next week for essentials. HOW??? the Red Cross can't even get in yet. people are trapped in the town, and the only real relief effort to this point is search and rescue to get the hundreds of people down who are still living on their rooftops. imagine if you're a business owner today. you're done. you own a little law firm in downtown. you're done. you're out of business for at least 3 months. imagine if you're that lawyer's secretary. you have no job for a long period of time. maybe you have some savings. where do you go?
and my understanding is they've only clearly identified one of those levee breaks. they still don't know exactly where all the water is coming from.
What kills me is the nerve of some people to ask, where are the Saints going to play? I wonder what master P's house looks like now? How long will the Superdome be out of commission. These are actual quotes I have heard from some people. WTF!?!? Where are all these residents going to live, work, etc. from now on? Like MadMax said, they basically have nothing and you're worried about the damn sports and entertainers.
This is pretty sad right here: http://www.cnn.com/video/player/player.html?url=/video/us/2005/08/30/sot.katrina.man.loses.wife.wkrg
i'll plead guilty to that. this morning i didn't realize the extent of the damage...and i was very curious about where the saints would play. i'm still curious about that. but you're right.there's a human tragedy playing out there. do whatever you can to help.
my partner and i were talking about taking a week off to go over there and help out. but there's no way to. you can't get there. i can't imagine how they're going to recover from this.
Yes I doubt any Louisiana native cares about the Saints right now. As far as Master P's house, I bet it is wet. The Saints will play somewhere but the NFL won't even mention that for a while out. The NFL comissioner is probably working on a solution, but he will lay low to allow time for this disaster to sink in. If anything I expect the NFL to rally around the Saints and spearhead massive donation drives at games this fall. FEMA needs to evacuate the rest of the city until they can get rid of the water and restore public services. I would expect FEMA to have to setup up refugee camps in several states. People have lost loved ones, property and possibly jobs and businesses. The emotional impact on the residents of New Orleans is nowhere near sunk in yet. Plus you have to remember that the coastline of Mississippi has been obliterated.
