MaxedOutMama
Friday, September 23, 2005
New Orleans Ninth Ward Gets Hit
According to NOLA.com, 30 feet of water is washing over the Industrial Canal repairs and flooding the Ninth Ward in New Orleans:
New Orleans is also flooding in several other places.
Water poured in the Lower 9th Ward on Friday morning, topping a section of the Industrial Canal levee being repaired by the Army Corps of Enginners, Lt. Col. Pete Schneider of the Louisiana National Guard said.This is too bad, but hopefully there is no one there to get drowned this time.
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Dozens of blocks were already under water as a wave of water 30 feet wide poured over a dike that had been used to patch breaks in the Industrial Canal. On the street that runs parallel to the canal, the water ran waist-deep and was rising fast.
New Orleans is also flooding in several other places.
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I'm watching it on Fox and CNN (screw MSNBC).
Yeah, we need to rebuild NO, just where it is.
Well, we're about to find out just how 'stuck on stupid' the federal government is.
Yeah, we need to rebuild NO, just where it is.
Well, we're about to find out just how 'stuck on stupid' the federal government is.
Better you than me.
I think all the lower ground in and around NO should be considered a death trap until a real survey of the levees and floodwalls can be complete.
Water is over both banks of the Industrial Canal now, but the west bank seems to be holding.
I think all the lower ground in and around NO should be considered a death trap until a real survey of the levees and floodwalls can be complete.
Water is over both banks of the Industrial Canal now, but the west bank seems to be holding.
ah but the New Orleans officials are saying that the levees are still intact.
http://wizbangblog.com/
is kinda funny, in a sad not very funny kinda way.
http://wizbangblog.com/
is kinda funny, in a sad not very funny kinda way.
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: 11:37 AM
: 11:37 AM
Yes - but we are going to have to get realistic right now. Some of the floodwalls clearly weren't up to the job and the problem was partially in the design.
I think the higher ground areas are okay. And if you are trying to protect smaller lower ground areas, that will be very possible. But we will have to build a city that is not a deathtrap.
I think the higher ground areas are okay. And if you are trying to protect smaller lower ground areas, that will be very possible. But we will have to build a city that is not a deathtrap.
Bayou - either their lack of a work ethic or the network's demand for flashier "human interest" stories is showing. It's very hard to get good information about what is really happening not just in NO but anywhere on the Gulf Coast.
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