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I just caught some of the storm coverage on CNN.
This is worse than Camille, folks. Some buildings that survived Camille fell. There are known to be 80 dead in Harrison County, MS alone. There are no real fatality estimates coming in from Louisiana, but considering that 80% of New Orleans is under water, it may be a while before that occurs. I want to know what happened in places like Grand Isle and Plaquemines Parish, which haven't been mentioned in the press.
And that doesn't count the people who will get ill from lack of water or food or raw sewage floating around. Or the people who die because they can't get medical care like dialysis. They are airlifting critically ill patients from the hospitals to the Superdome. The Superdome has 30,000 people in it, according to CNN. That's more than they used to get for some Saints games.
People have no water, little food. It's going to get worse before it gets better... water is still rising in the city.
My sister in Jackson, who remembers Camille, says it's worse. She is not one to exaggerate.
I don't have family in New Orleans anymore (unless you count a sister in Metairie Cemetery -- probably under water -- and somehow I don't think this storm will affect her much) but I have friends and family who do. And New Orleans is one of my favorite cities in the country. So as much as I try to detach from this, it's hard to do.
And all keep thinking, even though I feel I shouldn't, is "Thank God it was not a Cat 4/5 slamming into St. Petersburg." I hope the rest of hurricane season calms down.
It seems to me all of us should observe Hurricane Thanksgiving this year.
This is worse than Camille, folks. Some buildings that survived Camille fell. There are known to be 80 dead in Harrison County, MS alone. There are no real fatality estimates coming in from Louisiana, but considering that 80% of New Orleans is under water, it may be a while before that occurs. I want to know what happened in places like Grand Isle and Plaquemines Parish, which haven't been mentioned in the press.
And that doesn't count the people who will get ill from lack of water or food or raw sewage floating around. Or the people who die because they can't get medical care like dialysis. They are airlifting critically ill patients from the hospitals to the Superdome. The Superdome has 30,000 people in it, according to CNN. That's more than they used to get for some Saints games.
People have no water, little food. It's going to get worse before it gets better... water is still rising in the city.
My sister in Jackson, who remembers Camille, says it's worse. She is not one to exaggerate.
I don't have family in New Orleans anymore (unless you count a sister in Metairie Cemetery -- probably under water -- and somehow I don't think this storm will affect her much) but I have friends and family who do. And New Orleans is one of my favorite cities in the country. So as much as I try to detach from this, it's hard to do.
And all keep thinking, even though I feel I shouldn't, is "Thank God it was not a Cat 4/5 slamming into St. Petersburg." I hope the rest of hurricane season calms down.
It seems to me all of us should observe Hurricane Thanksgiving this year.
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I keep praying for everyone but I can't stop thinking about her little chihuaha, isnt' that silly?
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