Have things gotten much worse recently?
The latest figures I saw online were that 80% of the city is flooded. It's as bad, flood-wise, as if it had been hit head on, with the category 5 storm. The levees are giving, and the water keeps pouring in.
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Topic!Cindy - Aug 30, 2005 11:54:43 am PDT #2663 of 10002
What is even happening?
Gudanov - Aug 30, 2005 11:54:58 am PDT #2664 of 10002
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I wonder if any progress has been made on closing the breaches. It looks like I-10 East out of the city is pretty much destroyed.
le nubian - Aug 30, 2005 11:55:51 am PDT #2665 of 10002
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
yeah, the water is rising around the Superdome. At least one hospital is inoperable.
Everyone has to go.
le nubian - Aug 30, 2005 11:56:25 am PDT #2666 of 10002
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Cashmere - Aug 30, 2005 11:58:14 am PDT #2667 of 10002
Now tagless for your comfort.
For lighter side of disaster, Go Fug Yourself has the VMA Fugs up.
dw - Aug 30, 2005 11:58:43 am PDT #2668 of 10002
Silence means security silence means approval
I wonder if any progress has been made on closing the breaches.
The Corps of Engineers and the National Guard are trying to come up with a plan that will plug the holes effectively. They're saying that it may not be until tonight before they can start.
WWL is saying "hundreds" of looters -- but the police can't do anything because they're too bust rescuing people and the police cars are low on gas. Also, the jails are inoperable.
tommyrot - Aug 30, 2005 11:58:54 am PDT #2669 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
How does this happen to a highway? I don't get it.
Well, my guess is the roadbed of the highway is only "loosely" attached to the supports in order to allow for expansion and contraction of the roadway due to temperature changes.
sarameg - Aug 30, 2005 11:59:26 am PDT #2670 of 10002
Same think happened to the Escambia bridge during Ivan. Waves and wind basically shoved sections of roadbed (they're just plunked down, I think) off their piers.
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le nubian - Aug 30, 2005 12:00:49 pm PDT #2671 of 10002
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
wow. I had never seen that before. Thank you both for your explanations.
Topic!Cindy - Aug 30, 2005 12:01:15 pm PDT #2672 of 10002
What is even happening?
You know, I am usually completely appalled by looting, but I can sort of understand it in such an utter disaster. Some people are opportunists, but some are probably just panicked. Everything's a wash. I can't see the cops bothering about it, except and unless when it's otherwise hindering emergency response.