Bone chilling tweets from LaPlace. People

[Laura PourMeADrink]

in attics with water rising. Elderly and adults and children - listing their addresses begging for help, for boats.

Hope like crazy water recedes asap.

[secondwind]

1. Why didn't they leave? Or is there something I am missing.....

[Laura PourMeADrink]

4. Heart?

[Arazi]

5. It takes money to evacuate. Many of these folks are very poor

[LeftInTX]

9. Saw a few addresses, not too bad...

Homes look like 1980's built starter tract homes but not I would not consider them to be very poor....Plenty of cars....
Most appear to be 3 bedroom, 2 bath single garage homes..A few streets have duplexes.

[smirkymonkey]

11. Why don't municipalities in hurricane zones have contingency plans for those who do not have

transportation or places to evacuate to during big hits like this? Nobody should be left behind who doesn't want to stay behind. There should be a way to evacuate everyone and get them to a safe shelter. This is bullshit!

[LeftInTX]

14. I looked at the neighborhood...almost every house has a vehicle or two

[colorado_ufo]

23. Impossible at times due to highway cogestion.

Lack of fuel. Invalids and handicapped and elderly being cared for at home. Hotels full and can't afford. No place to go. Family in hospitals. Emergency workers. Many reasons!

MASSIVE undertaking, trying to evacuate hundreds of thousands of people, and on short notice.

[LisaL]

27. That's exactly right.

This hurricane also didn't give much time for a massive evacuation.

[wackadoo wabbit]

7. Maybe because they couldn't afford to /nt

[WhiskeyGrinder]

29. Lack of resources, lack of a place to go, difficulty in moving certain family members, other family

or friends who can't evacuate need them, too many people rely on them, they can't leave their job/need to be on call, etc. If you think people *want* to ride out a hurricane and struggle through the immediate aftermath, then yes, you're missing quite a bit.

[Treefrog]

32. Thank you.

Speaking from experience, the aftermath is the worst!

[Elessar Zappa]

33. There's people who are just plain stupid

and stay to “protect” their house. My uncle was one of those in a previous hurricane. He’s a Lt. Colonel, very well off. He stayed to “protect his home from black looters”. No sympathy for people like that.

[jpljr77]

30. LaPlace is pretty far inland, and its parish, St. John the Baptist, was not under mandatory....

evacuation orders. That parish had voluntary evacs in certain areas.

This hurricane behaved much, much differently than most. First, it was very powerful to begin with. But it was strengthening at landfall and then it took 10 whole hours after landfall before it started dying. And it stalled. It's bad news for that area.

[NutmegYankee]

2. Yah gotta love people who live 2' above sea level riding out a Cat 4.

Pure madness!

[littlemissmartypants]

24. Especially when a storm surge of 9 to 11 feet is predicted. Then how many hours of steady hard rain

To add to it. I hope folks will be okay but realistically, I doubt it.

[applegrove]

3. Oh no. At least this time help is there in FEMA. Vibes

[LeftInTX]

6. No rescues until tomorrow

[Shanti Shanti Shanti]

10. They are out there doing rescues, having to triage for most desperate, scores of scanner reports

[LeftInTX]

12. I saw that...it's the Cajun Navy...who are private individuals

[Shanti Shanti Shanti]

20. Relatives are posting addresses on social media of family in need of immediate rescue, local news

Could be awhile, maybe if rain stops levees will stop overflowing and waters wont rise anymore

[Shanti Shanti Shanti]

8. Levees overtopping, water flowing over, massive flooding, rescue requests

Spotr 4 miles WNW of NORCO, LA @ 03:49 UTC FFlood>-Houses in this area are dislocated due to extreme flooding. Dozens of homes with people on rooftops seeking assistance. We are on a boat attempting rescues.

Spotter Network Inc Spotter Network Inc (@spotternetwork) August 30, 2021



Spotr 2 miles NE of LAPLACE, LA @ 04:04 UTC Flood>-6-7ft of water over I-10 immediately west of I-55 interchange. HWY 51 and surrounding areas submerged. Numerous 18 Wheelers stranded, water up to middle of cabs
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The mayor of Lafitte, Louisiana, says that 200 people are stranded and are in imminent danger after levee overtopped. (Via WGNO)

[Laura PourMeADrink]

13. Wow... And these are time stamped @ 4 today? I dont

Know where Norco is. Can't believe I-10 6-7 ft under water

[Shanti Shanti Shanti]

16. 4 UTC is 11 pm local time, Laplace has people pleading for rescues, underwater, 10ft deep in houses

[Laura PourMeADrink]

28. Thanks on UTC. Hoping today looks brighter,. Did they

Ever hear from Grand Isle?

[Shanti Shanti Shanti]

31. Cell phones just arent working in some areas, its gonna take time to assess with no comm

[Solly Mack]

15. Thank you for letting people know.

https://www.wwno.org/news/2021-08-29/jean-lafitte-police-chief-details-catastrophic-flooding-from-hurricane-ida-this-is-horrible

https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/other/lafitte-levee-overtopped/vi-AANSWu1?ocid=uxbndlbing

[LeftInTX]

17. Nasty band of rain in that area right now...

[Shanti Shanti Shanti]

21. Laplace basically getting overflow from Lake Pontchartrain

[appleannie1]

18. A sheriff went door to door last night in Jefferson Parish begging people to leave. They refused.

[mountain grammy]

19. Sad.

[LeftInTX]

22. Alot of times people don't leave because they wanna take care of things

When you leave and if you come back to a mess, well you're home is a mess etc...

My sister evacuated for Rita and regretted it...
She stayed for Ike

It's always a gamble...

[littlemissmartypants]

25. Many don't evacuate because it's a struggle getting back home after it's over.

Add three or four days of being away from home to a week or more of no power, road washouts and closures. It's a nightmare trying to get home. If you do have money for gas to get away you don't always have money for hotels or whatever shelter you need for who knows how many days. The logistics aren't that cut and dried. I hope your sister is safe now. ❤

[LeftInTX]

26. Yeah, that's what I meant...you said it better than I!

I heard stories of people driving back and getting stuck because they couldn't get in their neighborhood...

Add to it, possible damage to your home and you can't put a "blue tarp" up...stuff like that....

My sister now lives in a senior high rise. Her husband died in 2013. Her home had water damage due to drainage issues, so she sold it. She moved into some apartments, but those got flooded during Harvey. So, she picked up and moved into a high rise....It isn't cheap though...

[LeftInTX]

34. I hope they were all rescued

[Shanti Shanti Shanti]

35. Its not over, rescues are going on all over, multiple cell towers down, no power, no 911

I'm watching local NOLA news streaming live, the damages are widespread, power lines down everywhere, impossible to contact anyone for many people

[LeftInTX]

36. Thanks for the info

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