New Orleans levees giving out agin

[transplant99]

In that 9th ward area, that was hardest hit the first time, the leves have breached once again and the area is filling with water one more time.

Courtesy of rita and its associated rainfall.

Bad for morale among the workers i would suspect. Very sad.

[Cowperson]

Gurgle.

A CNN story said the water was going OVER the levee which is different than a breach.

http://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/09/23...ees/index.html

Still . . . . the worst of the rain is still to come.

Cowperson

[Shawnski]

And even when people do evacuate theatened areas, tragedy still finds them....

WILMER, Texas - A bus carrying elderly evacuees from Hurricane Rita caught fire and was rocked by explosions early Friday on a gridlocked highway near Dallas, killing as many as 24 people, authorities said.

Fire on seniors bus

Bloody awful. Jon Stewart said it best last night when he was talking about the man upstairs. "What part of 'God BLESS America' don't you understand?"

[Patek23]

Originally posted by Shawnski@Sep 23 2005, 08:59 AM
And even when people do evacuate theatened areas, tragedy still finds them....

WILMER, Texas - A bus carrying elderly evacuees from Hurricane Rita caught fire and was rocked by explosions early Friday on a gridlocked highway near Dallas, killing as many as 24 people, authorities said.

Fire on seniors bus

Bloody awful. Jon Stewart said it best last night when he was talking about the man upstairs. "What part of 'God BLESS America' don't you understand?"

Not to be a dick, but why didn't we see this huge of a outburst when 100,00's of thousands died in the tsunami. The reply to that was big, but it was two week sympathy fest and then they were done. I understand its america and all but I hate it when one area gets more attention than the other.

[Shawnski]

Originally posted by Flaming Homer@Sep 23 2005, 03:45 PM
Not to be a dick, but why didn't we see this huge of a outburst when 100,00's of thousands died in the tsunami. The reply to that was big, but it was two week sympathy fest and then they were done. I understand its america and all but I hate it when one area gets more attention than the other.

I read your post three times and still do not understand what perspective you are trying to convey.

The tsunami event attracted massive worldwide attention and concern for months, and although not in the media's face anymore, is in everyone's memory still. The likelihood that I will forget it is as good as the chance I will forget 9-11. It was sudden and very, very tragic. By the time the news cameras started to roll, the water was gone..... just the devastation and ongoing suffering remained.

In a train wreck analogy, the train had already crashed.

The New Orleans situation is an ongoing ordeal with waves (no pun intended) of situations developing from the initial storm that they knew was coming to the flooding, to the realtime sight of a city under water, to the evacuation efforts, etc, etc and now.... to ANOTHER storm passing through.

For New Orleans, the train wreck analogy would be that it is still piling up and we are watching it right now.

How you can compare the two and think that there is more or less attention expressed related to each is simply beyond me. Both are very, very serious matters that have received very, very high levels of attention.... worldwide.

Sorry, you really lost me somewhere.

[habernac]

in North America, of course this will get more attention. Simply because it's closer to home.

[peter12]

Originally posted by Flaming Homer@Sep 23 2005, 03:45 PM
Not to be a dick, but why didn't we see this huge of a outburst when 100,00's of thousands died in the tsunami. The reply to that was big, but it was two week sympathy fest and then they were done. I understand its america and all but I hate it when one area gets more attention than the other.

Holy cow, shut the fata up.

[Shawnski]

True habernac, plus there are more people here to report it, as well as more stories as events continue to unfold. Like the one I posted above.

A week or so ago, dozens of seniors were found in New Orleans dead in their retirement home. Now we have this situation in Texas where some seniors were clearing out of the trouble zone safe and sound in a bus ahead of the storm and what happens? Their freakin' oxygen bottles start exploding!! Talk about "damned if you do, damned if you don't."

I feel sick for all those that are impacted by this, just as I felt sick for those impacted by the tsunami.

[Mike F]

Originally posted by Cowperson@Sep 23 2005, 08:07 AM
Gurgle.

A CNN story said the water was going OVER the levee which is different than a breach.

http://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/09/23...ees/index.html

Still . . . . the worst of the rain is still to come.

Cowperson

'Tis both over and through according to this story.

[4X4]

Originally posted by Flaming Homer@Sep 23 2005, 02:45 PM
Not to be a dick, but why didn't we see this huge of a outburst when 100,00's of thousands died in the tsunami. The reply to that was big, but it was two week sympathy fest and then they were done. I understand its america and all but I hate it when one area gets more attention than the other.

This goes way beyond your typical "Bush sucks" mantra. You really hate America so much, that you see things this way? You don't happen to recall the 24/7 coverage of the tsunami affected areas for weeks. The nightly updates for MONTHS. Are you fataing serious?
Gawd damn. Get the horse blinders off. America is still getting coverage because the city is still UNDERWATER, and now, another MAJOR STORM is fataing the place up all over again!
You seriously amaze me.