[links] Katrina

[wispfox]

Sorry for lack of consistent attribution, but I'm losing track of where I see links...

Aid Offers Will Be Accepted From Countries. However, noted in the article, "in Moscow, a Russian official said the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency had rejected a Russian offer to dispatch rescue teams and other aid." So I'm not sure if it's being accepted or not. I hope it is, and they just hadn't gotten around to accepting aid that had previously been rejected.

rosefox pointed to this, I think. The New Orleans riverfront has been hit by a series of massive blasts, and fires are raging in the area.

plaidder posts about The Real Looters

Third article down, Rep. Carter makes urgent plea for gas, buses: "Don't give me your money. Don't send me $10 million today. Give me buses and gas. Buses and gas. Buses and gas," she said. "If you have to commandeer Greyhound, commandeer Greyhound. … If you don't get a bus, if we don't get them out of there, they will die."

From mactavish: In Natchitoches, LA School is canceled in the entire city of Natchitoches today, as all the town's school buses are going down to New Orleans to evacuate whoever is left, and drive them to San Antonio. School might be canceled on Tuesday too (Monday it's already closed, due to Labor Day), because the drivers will probably have to make more than one trip. I believe we've sent 10 - 12 buses. I spoke to the Central High principal today, telling him what a good thing this was.

rosefox points to a good list of places to send packages for refugees., and the second comment in her entry notes that shippers may not be delivering to where you might want to send a package, and links to lists of that information.

drwex has a couple of links, and information on red cross volunteer training in New England

Comments

[carocrow.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the link to the lady in Natchitoches, I don't have many local friends and it's good to have some to add (that are adults, I mean, there seem to be a lot of young teens on LJ around here).

I'm proud that they sent the school buses.

[wcg.livejournal.com]

If you're in Natchitoches, you should say Hi to Lisa. She's good people. She just moved there from Cairo Egypt, because her husband got an appointment at the university. He used to teach at the American U in Cairo.

[carocrow.livejournal.com]

I added her to my FL. It would be nice to have a coffee friend.

[wispfox.livejournal.com]

*nod* You're welcome!

I know little about her, since I don't read her.

I'm proud that they sent the school buses.

Me, too. Most definitely.