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post #46 of 153
8/31/05 at 1:50am
I saw some video that appeared to be of the toll causeway bridge over Lake Pontchartrain, with vast sections of it literally broken away.
post #47 of 153
8/31/05 at 1:56am
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Originally Posted by roadtonowhere08
Words cannot describe...
Looks like toxic gumbo. The government should just completely evacuate the city. I doubt if people will be able to return before Christmas.

post #48 of 153
8/31/05 at 2:01am
at that pic. I feel sorry for those folks, and I hope they have flood insurance.

BTW, needless to say, there is a lot of looting going on in that area now
post #49 of 153
8/31/05 at 2:10am
to be honest - if I'd be in that situation I would loot as well, so I would be able to get food and something to drink.
post #50 of 153
8/31/05 at 2:13am
Evacuation ordered after levee breaks

The Christmas estimation, even for devastation of this scale, is defeatist. Once the levee is plugged and the water is pumped out, which will take a few days/weeks, people will be able to return to what's left of their homes. Cleanup will likely be ongoing through the fall. Rebuilding, however, will take many years for New Orleans and the rest of the gulf coast.

No doubt New Orleans will continue, but it will take decades for the city to recover from this blow. Tens of thousands have been displaced, and who knows how many will take the insurance money and just move?
post #51 of 153
8/31/05 at 2:20am
Basic gas is now $3.25 here, but at least we have gas...I hear many places in the south have either long lines or no ability to provide gas.
post #52 of 153
8/31/05 at 2:23am
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Claus1100xx
to be honest - if I'd be in that situation I would loot as well, so I would be able to get food and something to drink.
That is one thing, but people are knocking over jewelry and electronic stores. Um, whatcha' gonna power that TV with, buddy? Water? Dumb, just dumb.
post #53 of 153
8/31/05 at 2:24am
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The Christmas estimation, even for devastation of this scale, is defeatist. Once the levee is plugged and the water is pumped out, which will take a few days/weeks, people will be able to return to what's left of their homes. Cleanup will likely be ongoing through the fall. Rebuilding, however, will take many years for New Orleans and the rest of the gulf coast.
It will take at least several weeks to take care of the water issue, maybe a month or two. We need to realize that the run off from the upper region will contribute to a higher level of the Mississippi River, and might be more flood. If I'm not the mistaken, with all pumps in operation, they can pump the water at the rate of 1 inch per hour. However, some of their pumps are not functioned, so they might have to fix that first...and w/o electricity....that will be tough to do. IMO, It will take at least two days to repair the levee. As a civil engineer, New Orleans is in very deep trouble. I really hope the Army Corp. of Engineer can come up with quick and effective solution to repair the levee; otherwise, this will be much worst.
post #54 of 153
8/31/05 at 2:25am
It may be defeatist, but sometimes you just have to accept reality. Scientific estimates seem to suggest that it's going to take weeks just to get the water out. Here's the study suggesting it will take nine weeks:
http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/o/nov04/nov04c.html

Apparently the mayor is now saying that because the levees could not be patched today and because the pumps have failed, the entire city is going to be under water:
http://www.wdsu.com/weather/4917809/detail.html

I'm in awe of the amount of destruction. It's almost Biblical -- to have a city wiped off the map like that, in one day. It really puts into perspective how powerful Mother Nature is, and how small we are in the grand scheme of things. I feel for everyone whose life is irrevocably changed by this.
post #55 of 153
8/31/05 at 3:11am
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Apparently the mayor is now saying that because the levees could not be patched today and because the pumps have failed, the entire city is going to be under water:
It will be very difficult to patch something of that size, but I really hope they will be able to patch the levees within few hours, then again...it might be too little too late.
post #56 of 153
8/31/05 at 3:30am
Thread Starter 
This is perhaps one of the most surreal pictures I have ever seen. It was taken from a reconnaissance plane taking measurements inside Katrina's eye.

post #57 of 153
8/31/05 at 5:17am
Wow, that is freakin awesome. Thanks for the pic.
post #58 of 153
8/31/05 at 5:44am
Natural dangers emerged, too. Authorities reported spotting a 3-foot (0.9-metre) shark cruising the city.

http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/news...NEWORLEANS.xml
post #59 of 153
8/31/05 at 11:13am
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Originally Posted by braillediver
It’s pretty amazing to me to see some of the finest human traits- all the people helping each other. And the worst- the looting and there were reports of a prison hostage situation.

A frigg’n microcosm of humanity- the best and the worst we have to offer.
And that is the study of history, more specifically disasters, which I have focused on for over 25 years.

Interesting, isn't it?

If you find this enlightening I would advise you to re-examine and revisit occurrences you thought you knew, or never knew - from Titanic to Cocoanut Grove - with this new mindset and see what you have been missing.
post #60 of 153
8/31/05 at 11:25am
“Interesting, isn't it?”

This is off subject but I was thinking of how things have already turned ugly and it’s only been 2 days. I was considering the results of a massive terrorist attack in a major city and the response of the people. I’m thinking Katrina is 1/10 the problem that we could be facing and it isn’t re-assuring to see people becoming animals in only 2 days.


A question?

Are they going to re-build New Orleans in the same hole? If so aren’t we going to see the exact same thing Again in our lifetimes?

Camille was 30 or 40 years ago. If they rebuild in the same place it’ll all happen again- it’s only a matter of time? You’re living below water level for goodness sake- what do you expect to happen?


Mitch
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