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To: Elmer Flugum who wrote (225)9/1/2005 11:19:04 AM
From: Rainy_Day_Woman  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 1460
 
I got an in!

through a family member, through his work an employee on the west coast has a brother who is a fire fighter in the new orleans area and can speak to him via a sat phone

he immediately called him - the fireman is in Slidel at present but will be moved to NO today, to set up a triage center near Harrah's [the highest ground in the business district]

my father's hotel borders that area, he will try and take a reading on his hotel, if it is still standing, if they evacuated it and where

and I'm sure he will try

also, very bad news via him - the Slidel area alone received 2200 body bags and they ran out

firemen are being shot at

he said it is truly a war zone