BREAKING ON CNN: A Levy is breaking in N.O.

[RoadRage]

Per Wolf Blitzer currently on CNN

Levee in Plaquenmines Parish, LA is about to give way.. they are asking all residents to evacuate.

Please pray for everyone to get out safely.. this is a horrible situation.

[RoadRage]

1. Sorry.. just realized I posted this in GDP instead of GD..

I'm not sure if anyone is even reading in GD today though.. with all of the Palin excitement.

[villager]

2. giving way in a dissipating, Cat 1 storm? What would've happened if Gustav had been full force?

n/t

[RoadRage]

12. I know.. and there are 2 more hurricanes coming this week..

I'm glad I don't live down there.. i can only imagine what it's like to have to be ready to leave every time stuff like this happens.. can you imagine the cost, the headache? I really feel for those people.

[dkf]

3. I thought this was a category 1 hurricane.

Is NO protected from nothing?

[npincus]

4. Fuck.

[BrklynLiberal]

5. Oh no. New Orleans!!! Those poor people....

[maseman]

6. God help them

[ChimpersMcSmirkers]

7. Goddamn it, Can't the fucking feds do anything right? A Cat 1 storm? Jesus.

[RFKJrNews]

16. Gustav hit land as a strong Cat2

early this morning and has been a heavy rainmaker allday. Just as with Katrina, it's not the initial force of the hurricane itself that causes levees to fail. It is the storm surge, persistent rain and yep, shoddy workmanship.

I heard the ArmyCorps of Engineers were plugging leaks with newspaper prior to the storm, in violation of their own code!

[seabeyond]

8. bummer bummer bummer..... n/t

[DogPoundPup]

9. CNN was reporting 'leak' in levee this morning

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=385&topic_id=179253&mesg_id=179253

[marlakay]

10. why couldn't they fix this...they knew!!

this pisses me off so much...i know many folks have tried over the past years to get out the news that new orleans was not ready for another storm...its like what does it take???

[Willo]

15. The landgrab wasn't complete the first time.

[TexasLady]

11. a live link to several NOLA news sites

http://www.maroonspoon.com/wx/gustav.html

thanks to whomever posted this link yesterday

[Uncle Joe]

13. Thanks for the update, RoadRage.

Kicked and recommended.:(

[sandnsea]

14. I swear they broke it on purpose

So they could stand on teevee and say Republican Governors do a wonderful job, like Rick Perry just did on MSNBC. I hate these people. Just hate them.

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

17. I do too.

I see right through them. Why can't everybody else?

[dailykoff]

18. The thought crossed my mind too,

There were accusations last time.

[BeyondGeography]

19. As long as the Shapiros hold up, we'll be OK