An amazing picture of New Orleans.......not a pretty site

[RedEarth]

[Cooley Hurd]

1. Jesus... it looks like Venice...

...only not pretty at all. :(

[RedEarth]

4. Did you notice the cars still on the freeway....spooky

[Toots]

16. And all the SMOG

even after such a clensing the air is still filled with smog.

[Ediacara]

19. According to CNN

A lot of the gasoline floating on the floodwaters is on fire, and there are other fires around town (one in the central part of this picture). I think a lot of the haze is probably actually smoke. :-(

[Whoa_Nelly]

62. I agree--from fires AND haze from humidity n/t

[Pacifist Patriot]

44. I found that eerie as well. Especially since they are lined up

so neatly. I can only assume that means people parked them and got out. I hope!

[RedEarth]

63. TRY THIS LINK FOR THE ORGINAL PIC.........

thanks to Duer distressedamerican for saving the pic....

[HadItUpToHere]

65. there's one car sitting on an island that used to be part of I-10...

it looks like it survived the storm ok...i wonder how they'll get it out...?

[Xenotime]

2. Here's a thought...

What do you think is happening to all the precious animals that are there without food and clean water.

What plans are in place to save them?

[dubyaD40web]

7. Saw them on tv.

They're doing the best they can down there:

http://www.noahswish.org/

[leftchick]

17. I hope this fellow was rescued

who could leave their babies behind? :cry:



A dog waits on the side roof of a house to be rescued by workers after Hurricane Katrina tore though the area with high wind and rain in New Orleans, Louisiana. As Hurricane Katrina tore across the US Gulf coast, leaving snapped communications in its wake, Internet web logs offered a unique and often dramatic insight into the storm's destructive fury and aftermath.(AFP/Getty Images/Chris Graythen)

[Pithlet]

22. The choices that people had to make...

It's so heartbreaking. :cry:

[AllyCat]

24. Talking about an evacuation of any kind in Wisconsin with fiance

The first thing we said we'd grab besides each other before fleeing was the three cats. How could someone leave their companion behind like that? I don't understand it. Of course, it's possible the owner perished or is incapacitated by the storm and this was the best the poor dog could do. He looks so sad and scared.

[Pithlet]

30. They may also have had kids.

I hate to say it, because just thinking about it breaks my heart, but my first priority would be getting my kids out of there. If that meant leaving my cat behind, I would. :cry: :cry: :cry: I would do everything I possibly could to make sure it never came to that, but I can't blame anyone who made that choice. Most shelters don't allow pets.

[AllyCat]

36. We don't have kids (yet) so we didn't think of that in our case

but I think I would do everything in my power to save my cats. Who knows what the story is behind these cats, dogs, and other critters left behind.

[Pithlet]

38. It's just heartbreaking

There are some good organizations that exist solely to help out animals affected in disasters. They'll try to save as many as possible.

[leftchick]

35. in 1972 Hurricane Agnes

My whole famiy had to evacuate. We loaded up the station wagon with 6 kids, mom and dad, 2 cats and a dog. It was cramped but we had to do it.

[FreedomAngel82]

28. The poor baby

:(

[intheflow]

40. He may not have been left behind.

He might be the only family survivor. :(

[Lydia Leftcoast]

64. Possibly, because

dogs, unlike people, swim instinctively. :-(

[BrklynLiberal]

55. Some of us could never, ever make THAT choice. It would be the same

as leaving a child behind.

[CrispyQ]

60. Yep, that's me.

They are as much my family as any human member!

[leftchick]

66. I have 2 children, 4 cats and 1 dog

oh yes and a husband. We would all go together period.

[Im with Rosey]

11. There is an organization

although I can't remember the name of it, that goes in to affected areas and their only job is to rescue animals. I saw the woman discuss the situation before the enormity of it became clear. She had just returned to the U.S. from another rescue and was headed to the area asap.

[Patiod]

29. The AZ Humane Society does that

The big threat out there is fire, and they've gone into fire areas and rescued pets.

[On the Road]

3. Wow! §

[mshasta]

5. WOW!!!

....no words for it...

[KitSileya]

6. Lord almighty!

What a picture!

As for the animals question up the thread, I think they need to concentrate on saving the humans. If they're having to evacuate the superdrome, and with so much NG personnel and equipment in Iraq, I doubt pets are even a priority.

[mrdmk]

12. They are saving pets or else they will become part of the problem

i.e. adding to the heap of dead bodies and spreading disease is in nobodies interest.

[Bridget Burke]

33. The New Orleans SPCA...

Sent a couple of truckloads of cats & dogs to Houston before the storm. They are now at the Houston SPCA, awaiting adoption.

My elderly indoor kitties don't need a roommate, but the SPCA is accepting donations of food or money to care for the 260 new animals.

www.spcahouston.org/spcahouston/Default.asp

[KitSileya]

39. Really?

Without trying to sound exceedingly callous, I figured they'd just stockpile their bodies as they found them. Well, I'm sure there are many who will appreciate a new pet.

[King Coal]

8. Which one is Canal Street?

Isn't it 3 over from the Superdome?

[CitrusLib]

27. Yes.

That is Canal Street with Tulane Avenue and Poydras Street being the other two to the left of the Superdome.

[King Coal]

58. Thanks, Citrulib

[mrdmk]

9. We knew this was coming, to bad some people in power did not want to know

:(

[seemunkee]

10. Makes me think of The Drowned World by J.G. Ballard

[rodeodance]

13. but water now Thigh-high around the SuperDome.

[onecent]

25. Are the people in the dome safe? Someone said that picture of the

dome on Monday was 'ominous' and I thought so also. I'm praying for them...

[Lars39]

14. I think we need international help.

I'd like to think folks from all over would help, but we may end up with what bush deserves. :(

[SammyWinstonJack]

21. You may be right.

:-(

[FreedomAngel82]

31. I have read

that Chavez has offered help with cheaper oil, food and water but Bush hasn't gotten the offer yet. *Sigh*

[Pacifist Patriot]

54. Of course not. He's too busy playing the official presidential

guitar while on his "working" vacation. We all know about the offer, but Bush is too busy relaxing to receive it.

[petronius]

52. Only if that foreign aid came in the form of wiser 'leaders'

Honestly, I doubt if we really need material or personnel aid from overseas. We have the resources to deal with crises like this -in fact I bet we are vastly better equipped to deal with it than any other country on the planet. The problem is having the will/integrity/morality/honesty (call it what you will) to do what is needed.

[Lars39]

57. Not with most of the National Guard *and* their equipment in Iraq.

[DistressedAmerican]

15. Nominated! Unreal!

[no_to_war_economy]

18. kick

[merbex]

20. New Orleans, the city that we all knew, had it's last normal day

5 or 6 days ago

We are looking at the destruction of a major American city

This water is going nowhere

God help them

[LiberalMandrake]

43. This was the end of New Orleans

It will not be rebuilt, for several reasons. Starting with statistics.

[mountainvue]

23. What time was this taken? n/t

[FreedomAngel82]

26. Oh wow

Simply amazing.

[myrna minx]

32. I don't even know what to say...

:cry: :cry: :cry:

[catmandu57]

34. The heat and humidity must be awful

and the smell would be horrendous, after coming through the 93 flood here those things are burned in my memory it must be ten thousand times worse there.

[SlackJawedYokel]

37. Not only that, but over the next few weeks

the *mosquitoes* will be ridiculous.
Not to mention the water moccasin's and alligator's.
My mom tells me someone ran into a 3' shark in the streets already.

The really bad smell won't start until the water recedes and the rotting starts, but yea, the heat index is gonna be awful for a while.
No utilities to speak of until the get the levee patched and the water pumped out.

I hope FEMA has enough forms for these folks to fill out.

Cletus

[Pacifist Patriot]

47. I've been thinking about that.

The aftermath of a hurricane is almost always worse than the actual storm as far as human comfort. Riding out the storm is nerve wracking, evacuating is annoying and also anxiety-ridden, but dealing with the days, weeks and months to come takes a far greater toll on physical, psychological and spiritual human needs.

The pounding sun, sauna-like heat and humidity, insects, poor sanitation, etc. take a tremendous physical toll on the survivors.

[RedEarth]

41. A few more pictures of NO.........disturbing

[Tinoire]

42. Oh my God! I got rid of my tv and this is the first I've seen.

Horrible. Unbelievable

Thank you for posting...

[B Calm]

45. So this is what Trickle Down Economics looks like...

[Pacifist Patriot]

48. This is what Global Warming looks like.

[BrightKnight]

61. Ignoring global warming is good for the economy.

It has to be good for someone's economic interests.

[BrightKnight]

46. This could have been prevented. -n/t

[Pacifist Patriot]

49. That's about the least insightful and helpful post I've seen yet.

[BrightKnight]

51. Is us unreasonable to be angry about it?

This was a known issue and nothing had been done to address it.

I might feel simply sad if I thought that New Orleans was destroyed the despite the best efforts of government to protect it. That is not what happened.

[Pacifist Patriot]

53. My apologies.

I'm as frustrated as you. I just think it's a conversation that can be held after rescue and recovery has been conducted. Although it could possibly have been prevented (the degree of devastation, not the catastrophe itself), we must handle what we've been dealt.

Again, I'm sorry. I regreted my response when I posted.

[Javaman]

50. Pic link not working

[DistressedAmerican]

56. Here Is The Original Pic Again...

And my modified version:

[Javaman]

59. Good Lord!!!