Hurricane Katrina is a Catastrophe
Posted on August 30, 2005
Reports indicate that the flooding inside New Orleans is getting worse. A huge 200 feet wide levee breach is allowing more water to flood the city. The New Orleans mayor said that 80% of the city is flooded.
Water rescues are ongoing in the residential areas of the city. Looting is reported to be occurring in the city. One county in Mississippi has already declared 50 deaths and hundreds may have been killed in the State of Mississippi. Flooding from the massive surge all along the Mississippi coast caused widespread devastation and there are expected to be many other bodies found in these towns.
Mobile also received a huge storm surge with several feet of water reported inside the city. Tornadoes were spun off Katrina as she moved inland to the north. One F2 was even reported in Georgia. Fema has already declared the situation as "Catastrophic".
The major news outlets such as MSNBC.com, Fox News and CNN are covering the storm. Local news can be found at Nola.com, WLTV and WDSU.
