From wikipedia.org = "Eighty percent of the American city of New Orleans, in the state of Louisiana, is now flooded by the effects of Hurricane Katrina, with some parts of the city under 20 feet of water. Two levees were breached, including the 17th Street Canal levee. In an earlier report, three people have died of dehydration during the evacuation phase and another two have died at the Superdome. There has been no other update of casualties since, with efforts focusing on continued rescue rather than body-counting. Many refugees are trapped in flooded houses and rooftops waiting to be rescued. On August 30, Louisiana governor Kathleen Blanco ordered the complete evacuation of the city of New Orleans, including the thousands of people seeking shelter in the Superdome. An effort to sandbag the 17th Street Canal levee breach has failed, and the pump which was partially offsetting the flooding has stopped working. Major flooding is now expected, and those left in the city are urged to leave immediately or take refuge in a second story."
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Yeah, my friend Scott and his girlfriend who've been living in New Orleans got into Carlisle last night. They are extremely distraught.
From wikipedia.org = "Eighty percent of the American city of New Orleans, in the state of Louisiana, is now flooded by the effects of Hurricane Katrina, with some parts of the city under 20 feet of water. Two levees were breached, including the 17th Street Canal levee. In an earlier report, three people have died of dehydration during the evacuation phase and another two have died at the Superdome. There has been no other update of casualties since, with efforts focusing on continued rescue rather than body-counting. Many refugees are trapped in flooded houses and rooftops waiting to be rescued. On August 30, Louisiana governor Kathleen Blanco ordered the complete evacuation of the city of New Orleans, including the thousands of people seeking shelter in the Superdome. An effort to sandbag the 17th Street Canal levee breach has failed, and the pump which was partially offsetting the flooding has stopped working. Major flooding is now expected, and those left in the city are urged to leave immediately or take refuge in a second story."
If you'd like updates, a good sorce is:
http://www.nola.com/newslogs/breakingtp/
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