It IS Hell…because we hurt ourselves…
Exactly what I was sayin on Nature VS War
See what’s happening in America…damn people, just try to understand how insignificant we are in front of the force of nature. PLEASE try to make things right, share love…I know I should say more but pls let me get right because I’m living a nightmare right now…
Many of those rescued from roofs were being added to the crowd at the Superdome, prompting officials to open the nearby New Orleans Arena to provide additional shelter.
The arena seats about 17,000 people; the Superdome can seat more than 69,000. (Full story)
A survivor who made it to the Louisiana Superdome in downtown New Orleans described bashing a hole in the roof of her home with an ax, The Associated Press reported.
“Oh my God, it was hell,” Kioka Williams, 23, told the AP. “We were screaming, hollering, flashing lights. It was complete chaos.”
Overwhelmed by the scale of the destruction, officials in Louisiana were not even attempting to estimate how many people may have lost their lives.
Only two deaths were being blamed on the storm so far, but that toll is expected to rise significantly.
“This is a tragedy of great proportions, greater than any we’ve see in our lifetimes,” Blanco said. “We know many lives have been lost.”
The governor also said it was “impossible to even begin to estimate” how long it will take to restore power and drinking water in New Orleans.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reported three breaches in the levee system that protects New Orleans, much of which lies under sea level. (See video explaining where water flowed when the levee gave way — 2:11)
A floodwall at the 17th Street Canal and Lake Pontchartrain collapsed Monday night after water overtopped the structure and undermined it.
Earlier, during the storm, a breach occurred along the Industrial Canal in the eastern part of the city, sending a cascade of water into the Lower 9th Ward neighborhood, where many of the rooftop rescues were taking place.
The corps said it planned to take “all assets available” into the city to plug the breaches, including rock, gigantic sand bags and cranes. Fixing the levee breaks is “essential” to removing water from the city, the corps said.
Major routes into the city were cut off as well. Two seven-mile bridge spans that carry Interstate 10 over Lake Pontchartrain suffered catastrophic damage, with concrete sections torn apart along both the eastbound and westbound spans. (See video of the bridge collapse — 1:58 )
All airports in the area were closed to commercial service and may remain closed Wednesday, said Roland Herwig, an FAA spokesman.
One runway at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, west of the city, opened Tuesday, but only for emergency relief flights, he said.
“We’ll have to see,” Herwig said. “We’re taking it a day at a time.”
The entire downtown area of Slidell, across Lake Pontchartrain from New Orleans in St. Tammany Parish, was under 15 feet of water, emergency management officials said.
Tim Whitmer, chief administrative officer of Jefferson Parish, which includes part of metropolitan New Orleans, said parish President Aaron Broussard had ordered the parish off-limits until next week.
“Jefferson Parish is closed,” he said. “It’s just not a place to be.”
Looke more into the future…pls try to understand saddness, pls try to change your attitudes