Wednesday, August 31, 2005
Maps of levees and flooding from the New York Times [thx nik]
LandSat before and after: here. [thx Val]
Useful orientation reference: Sat photos with canal breaches pointed out.
Tuesday, August 30, 2005
Abita news. A report on today in Abita Springs here.
Call the Red Cross for information on missing loved ones: (877) 741-1444. The AP says, "Representatives will take information about people you’re looking for and check it against lists of people staying at Red Cross shelters. Because of confidentiality rules, shelter rosters are not available to the public. Priority will be placed on inquiries about people with special medical needs." Another Red Cross number for inquiries about people who did not evacuate: (866) 438-4636
Information on Cingular Wireless service: www.cingularhurricaneupdates.com
Donate to the Red Cross here.
A Katrina Blog Aggregator here and here. [nik]
Hurricane Katrina Help Wiki: A Place to offer and ask for help. [nik]
Katrina disaster news links
WWL-TV: Katrina Blog publishes news briefs. Also their streaming newscast.
NOLA.com: Associated Press coverage here. The Times-Picayune has evacuated its building, but is up and running out of the Houma Courier and is posting news here. Jon Donley's blog is here. (Thanks Nik)
WDSU-TV: Streaming video of DSU's coverage broadcast from Jackson, MS.
WBRZ and The Advocate provide coverage from Baton Rouge, including of video of events and general devastation in the New Orleans metro area and St. Tammany. See it here. An index of their video -- including flyovers of East New Orleans and Slidell -- is here.
The Survival of New Orleans Blog here.