Thursday, September 01, 2005

Going Mad Max in NOLA...


Both substantiated and unsubstantiated reports from NOLA aren't painting a good picture of humanity.

From the substantiated files, a group of armed gunmen attacked a convoy of water, food, and medicine heading for a hospital. The hospital then had to ask for an emergency evacuation. The unsubstantiated part is that 11 patients died last night.

substantiated: People are firing upon rescue helicopters as they try to evacuate the Superdome. Helicopter activities had to be halted. Helicopter operations were being used to evacuate the sick. Also one national guardsman was shot at the Superdome.
unsubstantiated: riots and small fires have been reported from the floor of the Superdome.

Substantiated: Emergency communications in NOLA is non existent. Emergency personnel are having to use runners to send messages.
Unsubstantiated: Several emergency personnel have been shot and/or killed last night.

Also, the media tends to be focus a whole lot of attention on the evacuation of the Superdome, but there are nearly 10,000 people near an overpass in Metarie waiting for evacuation. There are also 3 major colleges in NOLA, one report that there is over 5,000 students still waiting to be evacuated. There are 10 major hospitals in NOLA, it is report that over 12,000 doctors, nurses, and patients need to be evacuate.

Another thing that the media has not reported on, are those missing in St. Bernard and Plaquimines parishes, both of which have been completely swallowed up by the gulf.

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