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To: LindyBill who wrote (136346)	9/1/2005 11:52:10 PM
From: Alan Smithee	Respond to of 793625

Aerial shots by zip code. Click on a square to get an aerial shot. Click on the photo to zoom in. ngs.woc.noaa.gov

To: LindyBill who wrote (136346)	9/2/2005 12:16:33 AM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793625

While I certainly hold no brief for the competence of NO government officials, I think it is reasonable to point out that it has only been two days since people realized that NO was going to flood, communications are out, and many 10s of thousands of poor and elderly people are homeless in flooded New Orleans. It's a situation that would likely overwhelm many if not most local governments, even if they were far more efficient, honest and prepared than the New Orleans and Louisiana governments seem to be. Within the next day or two we should see the Army roll in and take over. They have the equipment for what is now effectively a war zone without infrastructure.

To: LindyBill who wrote (136346)	9/2/2005 2:19:04 AM
From: frankw1900	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 793625

What rubbish, I spent the day, God help me, watching the news feeds, and not listening to the (mostly counterfactual) commentary. Things are getting better in New Orleans and elsewhere. There wasn't an undamaged or unblocked road, railway or airport in the 50 miles in from the Gulf coast. Region's communications were utterly disrupted. All electrical power lost. All first responders were victims of the events. All neighbouring communities were equally damaged and so could not assist each other. Progress has been remarkably quick under the circumstances. The "economic crisis" is a figure of the writer's imagination. Rebuilding the area will lead to huge prosperity. Silly, silly, silly: That is to say nothing of the storm’s terrible toll or the economic crisis that is building. This is about the failure of authority and thus civilization in the heart of New Orleans. This is a scandal.