Hurricane Katrina devastates New Orleans, Lo. USA
02 Sep 2005 22:18 GMTReports from New Orleans state that "things were so crazy: it was all poor black people and old white people - the people who couldn't afford to get out." William Quigley, a Law Professor at Loyola University has said that "They are estimating that it may take several days to evacuate these people - water, electricity, food, security all will be gone by then." Indeed, enforced evacuations began yesterday (Aug. 30) - following a mass exodus from the city in advance of the hurricane - but initial estimates that expected them to be complete by the evening of August 30th were overly optimistic. And, while outside agencies struggle to help, thousands remain stuck - including inside hospitals [ 1 | 2 ].
[ New Orleans Weather Warning (28th August) | Democracy Now! reports (Aug. 30) (Aug. 31) (Sept. 1) (Sept. 2) | Explanation about Hurricanes (MP3) | Further analysis: 1 , 2 , 3 | Insane looting? - Not at all! | Genocide in New Orleans - Genocide americano en New Orleans - en español ]
Updates on the hurricane disaster at New Orleans IMC, Houston IMC and Indymedia.us
National Guard Deployed | Supplies Being Blocked | Orders are: 'Shoot to Kill' | Mayor of New Orleans interview (mp3)
Despite years old warnings that New Orleans was a major risk for flooding following a hurricane, funding was slashed and Louisiana State and US Federal rescue services have now been unable to cope with the developing tragedy in the wake of Hurricane Katrina earlier this week. Flood waters continue to rise, and more people are being threatened with their lives on an hourly basis: emergency evacuation centers - including the Superdome - are isolated and State governor, Kathleen Blanco has called for the complete evacuation of the city. Further claims state that it will be months before the city becomes inhabitable again.
Meanwhile, it appears that priorities were focused elsewhere: it seems the US is more concerned with oil - the price of petrol is rising and both Florida and Hawaii are trying to conserve their stocks, following on from the devastating effects of Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; questions are also being asked if the National Guard is being stretched thin by Iraq War? And while Bush can't meet anti-war protestors, his plane is diverted over New Orleans. The irony doesn't stop...
No more new orleans indymedia
K 03.Sep.2005 02:49
New Orleans Indymedia seems to be offline now. I hope somehow the indymedia community can make an alternative site available for updates from New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, its really needed!!! How about katrina.indymedia.org???
new orleans indymedia
is back up 03.Sep.2005 06:50
new orleans indymedia is back up:
http://neworleans.indymedia.org/
http://neworleans.indymedia.org/publish.php
http://houston.indymedia.org
http://houston.indymedia.org/publish.php
http://us.indymedia.org
https://us.indymedia.org/us/servlet/OpenMir?do=opensession&sessiontype=article&language=en
publish on new orleans indymedia
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Houston Indymedia
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Indymedia.us
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GOVERNMENT MASSACRE!!! King George Declares War on New Orleans!!!
Observer 03.Sep.2005 12:27
Bush has declared war on New Orleans. His troops are brainwashed they are fighting an insurgency against a starving, desperate underclass!
GREEN LIGHT - "They have M-16s and they're locked and loaded," Governor Kathleen Blanco said of 300 National Guard troops who landed in New Orleans fresh from duty in Iraq. "These TROOPS KNOW HOW TO SHOOT AND KILL, and they are MORE THAN WILLING TO DO SO, and I expect they will."
RACIST URBAN BATTLE - “This place is going to look like LITTLE SOMALIA,” Brig. Gen. Gary Jones, commander of the Louisiana National Guard’s Joint Task Force told Army Times Friday as hundreds of armed troops under his charge prepared to launch a massive citywide security mission from a staging area outside the Louisiana Superdome. “We’re going to go out and take this city back. This will be a COMBAT OPERATION to get this city under control.”
EXTERMINATE THE STARVING - "While some fight the INSURGENCY in the city, others carry on with rescue and evacuation operations."
SOMALIA?! COMBAT OPERATIONS?! INSURGENCY?!!
WAKE UP GODDAMMIT THIS IS A GOVERNMENT MASSACRE!!!!
Yes.
Blue Zappa 03.Sep.2005 15:11
Yes, whenever a crisis strikes, a militaristic government immediately acts in a militaristic manner, figuring that violence is always the solution, even when it's irrational. At the very least, the image of strength must be displayed, even if it's far removed from the reality. It seems that at least half of the media coverage I've seen has been about sending thousands of troops INTO New Orleans, increasing the burden, merely to kill anyone who's trying to survive through looting. Apparently, nearly worthless water-damaged property is considered more valuable than lives. The U.S. government are very good at taking lives, but not much good at saving them, so for show, they probably intend to turn New Orleans into a bloodbath. I don't think that will happen, though, as the soldiers will have as much trouble getting around as everyone else. It's also unlikely that there will be many of them around, as the National Guard has been almost completely drained of resources by Iraq, where they were never intended to be deployed. Most likely most of the civilian casualties will be from gross negligence rather than violence.
What about Mississippi?
Tim 03.Sep.2005 23:05
I am just getting out of the affected zone after taking supplies and saws into Southern Mississippi. I got there mid-day tuesday after leaving the DC area. The damage and loss in mississippi is devistating. Mississippi is _THE_ poorest state in the US. It is ignored by the goverment and by even the indymedia community. This is digusting. When I passed thru hattiesburg, the police were trying to keep order -- no water, no ice, no FEMA, nothing. Hattiesburg is one of the larger cities till you get to the coast -- and it was in piss poor state. What about the more rural communities? Does anyone talk about this? Does anyone even care?
More Information
Mestiz0 05.Sep.2005 02:44
I think it's not that we dont care, it's just that no 1 is out there to give us the news. To give us a view or image of whats going on. I see the same images and reports over and over on the new's but nothing new,no opinions of the people that have really been affected by this.
Louisiana-based Grassroots Organization Helping Rebuild Schools hit by Katrina
Jacob Rakovan 06.Sep.2005 20:16
Lafayette LA
“We urge you to make most of your donations for basic needs to the victims of Hurricane Katrina, but we also ask you to remember that other, essential needs will continue for months and even years to come” said Dr Joseph Abraham, president of the Louisiana-based American Public Schools Endowments (APSE) Friday, Sept 2
APSE has utilized its existing resources to aid schools hit hardest by Hurricane Katrina, and to help offset costs of schools absorbing refugees. Donations for schools affected by the hurricane are accepted at www.APSE.us . APSE and its affiliate and founding entity, the Acadiana Educational Endowment are 501(c)3 non-profit organizations. The AEE was founded in 1989 and has distributed over $200,000 to public education in Louisiana
President Aaron Broussard of Jefferson Parish on the Relief Efforts
video from "Meet the Press" 07.Sep.2005 13:12
...The guy who runs this building I’m in, Emergency Management, he’s responsible for everything. His mother was trapped in St. Bernard nursing home and every day she called him and said, “Are you coming, son? Is somebody coming?” and he said, “Yeah, Mama, somebody’s coming to get you.” Somebody’s coming to get you on Tuesday. Somebody’s coming to get you on Wednesday. Somebody’s coming to get you on Thursday. Somebody’s coming to get you on Friday… and she drowned Friday night. She drowned Friday night! [Sobbing] Nobody’s coming to get us. Nobody’s coming to get us…
typowy czerwony artykol
sprzątacz 08.Sep.2005 10:06
Jak to nic, nie robią,
przecież ewakuowano około miliona mieszkańców.
A to że zabili kilku rabusiów, to powstaje pytanie czemu tak mało,
z doniesień wynika, że w n.orleanie grasują tysiące czarnych gangsterów,
gwałcąc i rabując tych co przeżyli nawet w biały dzień,
o ile wiem, to burmistrz(yni) apelował(a) do wojska by broni używali
jak najśmielej.
pozdr.
Of course there is not such thing as class!!!
Lee 08.Sep.2005 19:24
Oh well, I suppose I will be hanged for treason, but I hope there is still enough freedom left to say this. The time is not for America to unite, but divide! What has happened in New Orleans is that the clear systematic social, economic, political, geographical and every other division of the rich and poor in that country has been shown to the whole world. Black Americans and all other Americans except the 20% of the wealthiest, selfish ill-doers should rise up and overthrow the system that makes poor people pay a massive proportion of their money to excape a disaster caused by that 20% (first through their drives to expand industrial production of ridiculous commodities from throw-away cameras to police batons). In a country where 20% control 85% of the wealth, and that wealth ownership determines the conditions in which 80% live and die, that 80% better get wise - the effects of the disaster were not accidental, for they discriminated against the people who are impoverished by the system that benefits the 20%. It will happen again (thank to the man-made climate change that is denied by - because they don't suffer the effects - the wealthy), and it will not be the rich who suffer.
the idiot called "Mayor of NO"
denise 20.Sep.2005 03:13
Like the song goes... "what part of NO don't you understand?" the mayor of NO is an idiot who needs to be voted out of office at the next election. He's put residents in harms way during Katrina and because he can't see the forest through the trees, he would have done it again despite the pending storm "Rita". He seems to be ego driven. Put him on a bus out of town and forget where you sent him.
The New Crisis Search Engine Can Help With Disasters
Gigahertz Inc. 22.Sep.2005 04:16
I have made a customized EMERGENCY type search engine that links only to crisis situation type websites (like relief aide, evacuation planning layouts, crisis management setup and others relating to disasters caused by terrorism, natural disasters, poverty, disease and man-made war), see
http://www.CrisisSearch.com ... This niche portal was made after the Katrina devastation and hopefully it will assist humanity in/during the next disasterous crisis...