Paul Beach Posted September 2, 2005 Share Posted September 2, 2005 Dear friends, Mrs. Gray is not sure whether or not this is accurate information, but U.S. Senator David Vitter said that the death toll may exceed 10,000 in Louisiana alone. This is significant enough to have it's own topic. http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20050902/pl_afp/usweatherdeaths If so, this is even more alarming. As has been stated multiple times, a lot of these deaths were probably preventable. This is incredibly sad news, once they count up all the casualties. God help us. Mrs. Gray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Beach Posted September 2, 2005 Author Share Posted September 2, 2005 Maybe the city could have used THESE BUSES to help people evacuate who didn't have transportatoin BEFORE the hurricane struck. []http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/...ina_flpc211.jpg[/] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Naomi Posted September 2, 2005 Administrators Share Posted September 2, 2005 Pretty sad to see all the buses just sitting there being damaged, probably beyond repair. There are a lot of people who should be searching their souls and questioning their actions. Quote If your dreams are not big enough to scare you, they are not big enough for God Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Gail Posted September 3, 2005 Administrators Share Posted September 3, 2005 Obviously someone totally underestimated the potential of the storm damage and the possibility of levee breakage. Very tragic, indeed Quote Isaiah 32:17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amelia Posted September 3, 2005 Share Posted September 3, 2005 It was asked early on in the evacuation process, where are the buses? Quote <p><span style="color:#0000FF;"><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-style:italic;">"Do not use harmful words, but only helpful words, the kind that build up and provide what is needed, so that what you say will do good to those who hear you."</span></span> Eph 4:29</span><br><br><img src="http://banners.wunderground.com/weathersticker/gizmotimetemp_both/US/OR/Fairview.gif" alt="Fairview.gif"> Fairview Or</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyberGuy Posted September 3, 2005 Share Posted September 3, 2005 I have heard estimates of 20,000 dead in New Orleans alone. When the power went out there were thousands in the lower levels below sea level. When the dikes broke they were trapped with no warning. People died on their roofs with no food or water for four days in the extreame heat and humidity. Bodies are all over the place floating on the water. I think that 10,000 is a low estimate in this case. You can count on the fact there will be congressional hearings on the slow response of aid getting to these people. Quote Riverside CA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyberGuy Posted September 3, 2005 Share Posted September 3, 2005 Quote: Maybe the city could have used THESE BUSES to help people evacuate who didn't have transportatoin BEFORE the hurricane struck. It would not have done much good. The highways were jammed packed with all lanes packed going outward. They even closed the lanes of the highways going in to new orleans so that traffic could use them to go out. Remember buses takes drives and many of those drives may have already fled out or gone to their families to save their own families. Quote Riverside CA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Shane Posted September 3, 2005 Share Posted September 3, 2005 I beg to differ with you, brother. Here in south Texas our local governments have developed plans with the state and other cities. It doesn't seem the local officials ever did. Remember that 20% of the city stayed dried. The city buses stopped running at 6:00 pm and the hurricane didn't hit until 5:00 am. The school buses were never used. They knew what area of the town would stay dry. Public schools and well-constructed churches should have been used for shelters in the high area of the town. Quote Pastoral Family Counselor... Find me at www.PostumCafe.com Author of Peculiar Christianity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Shane Posted September 3, 2005 Share Posted September 3, 2005 </font><blockquote><font class="small">Quote:</font><hr /> Obviously someone totally underestimated the potential of the storm damage and the possibility of levee breakage. <hr /></blockquote><font class="post"> The lower-class, uneducated folks obviouly didn't know how bad it was going to be. Make no mistake, the officials in charge knew. New Orleans has been destroyed every 40 to 50 years since it was built. Its first devastating hurricane was in 1722 (the city was just a few years old). The levies were only built for a class 3 hurricane and Katrina was a class 5 up until shortly before landfall (so they knew). New Orleans also has a large criminal class so there is no excuse for not planning for the looting, rapes and murder that took place after the hurricane. Quote Pastoral Family Counselor... Find me at www.PostumCafe.com Author of Peculiar Christianity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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