Congressman reports more than 100 died in a warehouse, waiting for rescue

[ima_sinnic]

Posted: 09/07/2005 15:05:14

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Even as crews in New Orleans try to find and count the corpses that are decaying in the 90-degree heat, reports of the extent of the tragedy are starting to emerge.

A Louisiana congressman says more than 100 people died at a warehouse along a New Orleans dock. Congressman Charlie Melancon (muh-LAWN'-suhn) says they died as they waited for rescuers to take them to safety. . . .

(there is only 1 more paragraph, about bodies found in a nursing home)

http://www.abc15.com/news/morenews/index.asp?did=21273

oh god, jeezus :cry: :cry: :cry:

RESIST RESIST RESIST RESIST

[Don Claybrook]

1. please tell me he's a republican...the congressman, that is.

That's what it's come to. The GOP machine will smear any statement by anyone who isn't a republican. And if it is a republican, he'll go into a meeting with some Pentagon suit or mid-level White House staffer, and he'll come out saying that all of the fault lies at the local and state level.

[Autumn Colors]

2. Sorry, he's not

He's a Democrat.

[Judi Lynn]

4. Well, sorry to do it, but it looks as if he's a Democrat.

Just add him to the list of people and their information due to get slandered, slurred, ridiculed, and targeted for a hate-storm.

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Doesn't matter, it's HIS state, by God.

[finecraft]

9. He's my congressman, and I'm damn proud of it!

This man is a saint compared to the man he replaced- Billy Tauzin.
Charlie won by only 500 votes over the republican candidate - Billy Tauzin's son, Little Billy. Since this tragedy began, Charlie has been out there, every day, with the local people in their boats recovering survivors, and unfortunately recovering those that didn't make it. There STILL are no FEMA or Red Cross people in our district. The recovery and clean-up here is being done by the citizens in each battered and destroyed town, and Charlie has been there with us each and every day. I can't say it enough, Charlie is a saint.

[katinmn]

3. 30 died in beds at a flooded-out nursing home (rescue never materialized)

And a state lawmaker says 30 people died at a flooded-out nursing home just outside New Orleans. Nita Hutter says the staff had left the residents behind in their beds. A rescue that was supposed to take place never materialized.

:cry:

[mcar]

5. Just when I think this can't get any more horrifying

it does. Please tell me there will be an accounting for *Bush and those responsible for this. :mad:

[Tin Man]

6. 100 dead reference - may be in regard to events @ Chalmette Slip

AKA Arabi Slip. The info was originally posted on DU about 5 days ago w/ link to Times-Picayune hurricane blog. DU Search function is disabled right now, so I can't find the original post - will try again later.

[kestrel91316]

16. I think you are correct, there were 1800 there, 100 died waiting in heat.

[expatriot]

7. Are they gonig to argue that these deaths due to not being rescued

are the fault of local authorities!

[NVMojo]

8. my brain freezes at the thought of what these poor people went through ...

SHAME ON THE USA!

[NeoConsSuck]

10. Don't blame the USA

Blame the fuckers in power. And corporate media.

[melody]

13. The USA didn't do it...the PEOPLE are the USA...our sitting Junta did this

Big difference.

[applegrove]

11. Unbelievable. The press should ask Bush how much time he has

spent on his knees, praying to God, begging for forgiveness.

They haven't asked that question yet.

[The Sleeper]

12. No, Silly !

Bush IS a God....He don't gotta 'splain nuthin' to nobody, see ?

[ignatius 2]

14. Godspeed to all of those people..May they rest in peace and

know that we will continue to try to rid our country and the world of these miserable people.

My heart is breaking for them and for what is left to come.

This is a nightmare and is like some bad sci-fi movie.God help us all to stay strong over the next few weeks.

[NorthernSpy]

15. (gasp) --you mean they didn't all die of sexual depravity and cannibalism?

You mean to tell us that there were actually a few people in New Orleans who died as a direct result of sickness, dehydration, and the flood itself?

:sarcasm:

[lonestarnot]

17. PROTEST EVERY DAMN LARGE EVENT IN YOUR CITY!