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[cleolinda]

takarakanashi, who's in New Orleans, mentioned a few things in a comment on the previous entry:

Here's the general rundown on everything that I've heard... stuff you may want to post in case you have anyone from the area reading your jounal (which since I'm reading, it's likely.).

Well... my apartment (in Hammond) should be okay. My best friend is going back tomorrow, and we may wait... so odds are things aren't messed up. We've had our windows taped since Ivan, lol.

My job, at Target in Covington, well... we have no clue. Covington is 20 minutes away from Hammond, and we are thinking that it's either under water, or close to being partially destroyed. Hurricane force winds ran through there.

My family lives in Slidell, they think that Slidell is destroyed. No definite news has come back on that.

The four worst flooded places in the city area are: Kenner, Uptown New Orleans, New Orleans East, and the Westbank. A building in Terrytown collapsed, no info on whether there was anyone in it. The aforementioned places above have water levels of at least 8 feet.

She's got a public entry where you can post anything definite that you know about what's going on in various areas. Both my friend Marcus and basket__case are saying that the 9th Ward is under six feet of water. I don't have specifics, but at least one or two towns in Mississippi were completely wiped off the map, according to my mother. I haven't specifically checked on Mobile, but I hear that it got hit pretty bad as well.

Comments

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[blackdiamants.livejournal.com]

We were all worried about NO because it looked like it was in the direct path of the very centre of the hurricane. *HEAVY SIGH* It's already 6 ft. BELOW sea level, it doesn't need flood waters, plzkthnx.
Oh dramatize.
That must have been fucking scary when part of the Superdome collapsed. O_o
xLuna

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[dopaminergic.livejournal.com]

It didn't collapse, part of the membrane covering the roof got peeled away. I saw video footage of it and there were two holes about 6 feet long in it which allowed water to pour in. It would take the fist of God to destroy the Superdome. Pure concrete and steel and been there for over 50 years for the foundation to settle into place.

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[guinevere33.livejournal.com]

From what I can tell, the news organizations have been over-hyping the Superdome damage. Sometime during the storm, part of the teflon roof coating ripped off. Then an actual crack in the roof formed large enough that sunlight was getting through and people below it were getting wet. But I don't think any large holes were actually punched through.

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[adoresixtyfour.livejournal.com]

Yeah, they just made for dramatic pictures more than anything else. But then I think about the person standing outside in the hurricane taking the pictures of the Superdome's roof peeling like an orange and I'm all "woh."

[cabell.livejournal.com]

My aunt, uncle, cousin, cousin-in-law, and two little cousins once removed all live in Slidell, although we're pretty sure they got out with time to spare--just can't get in touch so far. Thanks for the info, anyway. :-/

[akthomps.livejournal.com]

I had a friend in Mobile (where I grew up) call and say not to worry, that there was some flooding, especially in the downtown areas, but they have really bad drainage down there and that's to be expected. Lots of debris--she said it smelled like pine b/c so many trees had been torn down. She also said they were under a curfew, and that the police there are worried about looting. They don't have any power, of course.

Then she had to go.

[t4-flirt.livejournal.com]

thanks for the update...i have a uncle and cousins up here in OH that live in Mobile and are trying to figure out when it'll be safe to head back(they're driving).

i can only thank god that they happened to be up here on a vacation when the storm hit...

[nymphy.livejournal.com]

I'm 3 hours from N.O....


I know that the charity hospital's hospital isn't fit for patients because of flooding... So, the critical patients are being flown in to the other state hospitals. It's bad.

[takarakanashi.livejournal.com]

I haven't heard much else. It's looking like Metairie is flooded too. Every 15 minutes or so CNN shows a clip of Clearview Mall, which is a couple of blocks from I-10 and Lake Pontchartrain, and it's flooded (and the Target is practically destroyed *cries* as well as a movie theater in the New Orleans AMC chain my fiance works for). They've been showing clips of the area off of the I-10 out to Slidell, which is totally under water. That's also where all the idiots people who did not evacuate and realized they were screwed so they broke through their roof during the storm are stranded and being rescued.

If there's anymore, I'll let you know. Have a good night, ma'am.

[meredith-mae.livejournal.com]

Biloxi has quite a bit of damage.

Man, the Superdome thing has been overhyped. They mentioned it at least 4 times on the Today show this morning. They were using it as a temp shelter for some people, but mostly the newscasters were all OMG FOOTBALL SEASON!

[yarha.livejournal.com]

I noticed the Old City/French Quarter in NO weathered the storm, being built on the highest land around. (http://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/29/french.quarter.ap/) They attribute their survival to God...or somebody. Let's hope He's spared the Voodoo Museum, at least.

Yarha, Making a Mental Note Not to Live in a City Below Sea-Level in a Hurricane-Prone Region

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[marcusisabadass.livejournal.com]

i heard from a friend who lives uptown about a mile from my house that uptown was fine compared with tht rest of the city. trees downa nd some damage, but no flooding.

nola.com has forums for neighborhoods and flooding seems minimial uptown. western suburbs and 9th ward are hardest hit.

[particle-person.livejournal.com]

It might be a good idea to add the red cross donation link to this entry...
https://www.redcross.org/donate/donation-form.asp

[firegatka007.livejournal.com]

new orleans went under.
news story: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9130254/

[adoresixtyfour.livejournal.com]

The governor of Louisiana has ordered New Orleans completely evacuated--even the people in the Superdome. Yikes.

[t4-flirt.livejournal.com]

i was SO gonna post that link! excellent job!

Mobile Info

[ccaretta.livejournal.com]

Mobile's pretty much okay. We had parts of downtown flood, but we expected that. I mean, it's called Water Street for a reason, y'know? The tunnels have been pumped out and I-10's open, just not the causeway.

Debris is scattered all over the city. Signs fell into businesses, street lamps were shattered so there's glass everywhere, and siding is laying in piles.

Trees down everywhere. I mean, everywhere. I agree with what someone said above this post, the city does smell like pine. There's branches all over, with large trees across yards here and there. I drove around yesterday, and while there's a few houses with trees on them, I didn't see any completely destroyed houses.

Power's spotty all over town. It comes on and goes off with no real pattern. They say it'll all be in a few days, maybe a week. Police are out in the intersections, making sure we don't act stupid playing a twisted form of red light/green light.

There's a curfew, dusk to dawn. Schools are out; for the week if you're in high school on down or until tomorrow if you're in college. Not many places are open, and there's huge lines at the gas pumps because lots of people have generators.

It's Dauphin Island and Bayou la Batre that are hardest hit. Most of the west end of the island is gone, and there's an oil(gas? something?) derrick about 30 yards offshore. The winds dislodged it and blew it in. Sand Island is nearly touching the gulf-side shore by the pier. From what I hear, Bayou la Batre is pretty torn up and won't have power for a while. They're also having to boil all their water, so there must be sewage problems.

Basically, we came through battered and torn but alive. No one is really worked up about what happened here because it's so bad to our west. We have roofs over our heads and clean water and food, so we're thankful.

This is Ccaretta, your Mobile reporter.

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[sweetcheri.livejournal.com]

Hey! I am glad to hear about Mobile! I have family not far from Mobile in Mississippi. Neely and Lucedale, to be exact, and we haven't heard anything from them yet, so this makes me feel a little better about not hearing from them! Thanks! And glad you made it through Katrina okay!

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[t4-flirt.livejournal.com]

thanks for the info. my uncle and my cousins are going to try and head back today.(they've came up here to OH for a vacation and stayed when they heard about Katrina)

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[anesthezea.livejournal.com]

I'm over in Loxley! Not a lot of damage over here - mostly small trees and branches in my immediate area. There was some flooding and damage along the Eastern Shore, however. How are you guys on gas in Mobile? Are you having trouble as well? I know the problem is all over the place, but specifically - how is Mobile doing on that, it being a larger place than Loxley? I went around the other day from just outside of Fairhope, down toward Foley and the Bon Secour area (where I'm originally from), then back up to Loxley - and between all that traveling I only saw 2 gas stations that still had gas. Everyone else had run out.

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[ccaretta.livejournal.com]

There ain't no gas here no mo'! *cough* Uh, I mean, we have no gas. Mobile = no gas. My fiance(ee? not sure which one's the masculine) had to go to Daphne for gas. While that's not too bad, that was two days ago. We're afriad we're going to have to visit you guys or even Pensacola for gas next week.

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[anesthezea.livejournal.com]

I've heard rumors that Pensacola has gas, but haven't gone over to check it out. I'm still trying to conserve what I've got left in my tank. Right now, I'm afraid of someone coming along when I'm not looking and trying to syphon what I've got out of the car. But I'm hoping things will get better soon. Or atleast even out somewhat. I hope you and your fiance(ee) manage to find some a little closer to home than Pensacola. And, a word of advice - invest in a good sized gas can. :) When you find gas, fill the cars and the cans and you'll be set for a little longer. Take care!