Hurricane Katrina

GameMaster · 08-28-2005, 05:48 PM

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It is expected to be the most powerful cyclone to hit the United States in recorded history, with winds projected by the National Weather Service being in excess of 179 mph.

Yikes! Everyone please remain in safety during this dangerous time.

Dyne · 08-28-2005, 09:30 PM

Wow. I can't imagine my area being flooded. Just insurmountable damage. A lot of buildings made with wood could be rotting after something like that.

Stonecutter · 08-28-2005, 11:15 PM

This is what you get when you build a city below sea level not 100 miles from a very large body of water.

And man there's gonna be some good darwinism coming to the people that stick it out.

The Germanator · 08-28-2005, 11:23 PM

Wow...This hits a bit close to home as the Spinto Band played in New Orleans exactly a week ago. I guess we are very lucky and I feel bad for anyone in that town, they have some good jambayala there.

Neo · 08-30-2005, 02:35 PM

The governor of Biloxi is comparing the hurricane to the tsunami even though 54 people died in MS and 220,000 died in the tsunami.

DeathsHand · 08-30-2005, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Neo

The governor of Biloxi is comparing the hurricane to the tsunami even though 54 people died in MS and 220,000 died in the tsunami.

54 people have been confirmed dead in MS (and I think a majority of those were from a single county)...

While that's still a silly comparison, once all is said and done, the death toll will be much higher than that...

And when it comes to damage to structures and such, this probably could be considered 'our tsunami'...

DeathsHand · 08-31-2005, 05:22 AM

I apologize for the 'double post', but incase anybody hasn't (for some reason) heard the news:

Hours after the storm had passed (and seemingly spared) New Orleans, the levees gave way, and a short while later the pumps failed... The city is now filling up like a bowl, and it's not expected to stop until it reaches the level of Lake Pontchartrain (some 4 feet above sea level)...

The bodies of the dead are being ignored so emergency workers can focus on rescuing survivors, all of whom will eventually have to be shipped out of the city...

In the meanwhile, there has been widespread looting, and I believe I heard that martial law was declared...

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