100 Dead after being rescued from roof tops

[yellowjacket7]

100 said dead in Chalmette Thursday, 9:46 p.m.

About 100 people have died at the Chalmette Slip after being pulled off their rooftops, waiting to be ferried up the river to the West Bank and bused out of the flood ravaged area, U.S. Rep. Charles Melancon, D-Napoleonville, said Thursday. About 1,500 people were at the slip on Thursday afternoon, where critical supplies like food and water are scarce, he said.
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http://www.nola.com/newslogs/breakingtp/index.ssf?/mtlogs/nola_Times-Picayune/archives/2005_09.html


This is bordering on insanity!

[NYC Liberal]

1. This country is collapsing fast.

Just watching the footage, I still have to try and convince myself this is the US.

[niyad]

2. it crossed the border tuesday night-- we are now in another galaxy

[phusion]

3. They died of dehydration

while being rescued?

Where is Chalmette Slip?

[Tin Man]

36. chalmatte slip

from http://www.stbernardport.com/arabiterminal.html

"The Arabi Terminal (a.k.a. Chalmette Slip) is located on the Mississippi River, mile marker 90.5, between the river and St. Bernard Highway (LA. Hwy 46). It is bounded by Chalmette National Historical Park on the East, and Domino Sugar Refinery on the West. (Latitude 29.55' N, Longitude 89.55" W --Time zone GMT-6 Hours). The Terminal consists of a 25 Acre Marine Terminal and a 100 acres business park."



It's in East N.O. - in the photo, I see several large warehouses - maybe they're being used as shelter and/or an evacuation point (docks for ferry landing)?

[Tace]

4. They Died AFTER Being Rescued?

No this IS insanity.

[GreenPartyVoter]

9. Dehydration.. rampant disease.... toxic waste.. It does not surprise me

that even the evacuees are dying. :cry:


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[Tesha]

35. No, this is Republican Stewardship (TM). (NT)

[Cobalt Violet]

37. Exactly, and I hope this is what wakes the sheeple up.

[1932]

5. Anyone who was alive on Wednesday should be alive today. It is a massive

failure of the federal government to have so many people dying.

[Pallas180]

29. Dissentery, vomiting, dehydration, death. Where are the

field hospitals?

In Iraq.

[Pallas180]

30. Where are the army transport trucks which could be used to take them out?

In Iraq.

[Pallas180]

31. Why didn't Brown commandeer greyhound buses & flattrucks?

Ted Koppel asked.

Brown said that's all being done now.

but you could tell he didnt think of it until Koppell told him.

[Pallas180]

32. Who was in charge of FEMA during Clinton?

I've forgotten.

I do remember Clinton showing up the same day in whatever place there
was a tragedy.

[Eloriel]

6. Absolutely heartbreaking. Death by incompetence. NOMINATED.

[chicagiana]

7. It looks like pictures from Africa ...

1st world my ass. FEMA just plain didn't give a shit!!!!!

[Gronk Groks]

39. FEMA was gutted after shrub took office...

...it was one of the best run agencies under Clinton and the Republicans couldn't stand that Clinton did ANYTHING right.

These Wackos decided to destroy an essential government agency just to SPITE Clinton !!! The people of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama get to pay the price...

[aquart]

8. So we rescued them for nothing? We let them die?

[alcibiades_mystery]

19. I'm waiting for the "dramatic dehydration death" cam to accompany

the "dramatic rooftop rescue" cam.

Utterly despicable. I was in Lower Manhattan on September 11, and I yield any horrors I saw that day to the horrors being faced by the people of the gulf shore states, and the beautiful people of New orleans in particular. This is a disgrace.

[Erika]

10. W 's third world country status

Mission accomplished.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

11. Probably already in irreversible shock from dehydration. Too late.

[Maru Kitteh]

15. Sadly, I think you're right. That and being driven to drinking toxic waste

I've lost the words.

[FloridaPat]

12. You figure Monday was probably the last glass of water. The temperature

has been around 90+. They were in the roof or on top of the roof. Either way they lost a lot of water. It's a shame. So close. Imagine what's going to happen with NO. 4 days now without water for a lot of them.

[SaveAmerica]

20. I think Katrina came through Sunday night, evacuees who got out

said they were up on the roof by about 3:00 in the morning so that would make today day 4, tomorrow, Friday is day 5. There should not have been a day 3.

[daleo]

13. When you think it can't get worse...

This seems hard to believe, but one gets used to believing the worst.

[Tom Kitten]

14. welcome to DU, yellowjacket7...

this is insanity, government style..a lot of people in power are hoping for lots of deaths, IMHO...

[riverwalker]

16. two death tallies

One are people who died in the hurricane on Monday.
All others are dead from gross incompetance and CRIMINAL negligence.

[Barack_America]

17. Did anyone e-mail this link to the media yet?? n/t

[proud patriot]

18. awful awful

:grr:

[Barack_America]

21. Sent it to CNN and MSNBC n/t

[Nothing Without Hope]

23. Be sure to send it to Keith Olbermann - [e-mail]

[young_at_heart]

22. Simply incredulous!!

We now know that if something catastrophic happens in any of our cities that we are literally "on our own".

[bliss_eternal]

24. Terrible news...

:cry:

[roguevalley]

25. god rest their souls.

[tmooses]

26. This is blowback big time for Bush selling this country out for profits.

The incompetence of FEMA is not surprising considering who nominated the chief, his background (or lack of) and the cuts to emergency preparation. I hope people wake up because of this tragedy to the crimes that have been perpetrated on our citizens by these crooks and corporate whores.

[bananas]

27. Insanity is doing the same thing expecting different results

Space Shuttle
9-11
Iraq
Katrina

Welcome to DU.
Have some strong drink ready for what will happen next.

[Pallas180]

28. FEMA Brown slipped late today and said 60,000 MRE's had been

ordered today and were on the way."

The interviewer said, ordered today? 4 days after, and on the way??????

[cornermouse]

33. The hospital ship that is "on the way" won't be there for two weeks.

Once again, too little, too late.

[pgw]

38. Bush's puppet

He also said that anyone who didnt evacuate would have to share in the responsibility for their situation. Bullshit!! As if they had a choice.

[hertopos]

34. Can you tell me the 'direct link'?

I want to send the link but I could not find the article mentioning this. The link is already changed.

What is the title of this particular article?

Hertopos