Tulane University Hospital surrounded by water

#1 Postby **vbhoutex** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 1:27 am

On CNN right now. Water is rising at 1" per 5 mins and the first floor is under water already according to spokes person. Ambulances can't get in and there are 1,000 people in the hospital. They are trying to contact FEMA to help fly people out. They will lose their emergency generators soon due to the water rising.

Stratosphere747 · #2 Postby **Stratosphere747** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 1:29 am

I can't believe how scary this is now becoming..

Air evac is the only way out now if this rate keeps up.. Feds need to get in gear rapidly..

gunner1551 · #3 Postby **gunner1551** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 1:31 am

Instead of things getting better things seem to be getting worse. People on ventilators need power no doubt about it. If the generators go I sure hope that they can minimize the loss of life and get them going again.

#4 Postby **crazycajuncane** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 1:31 am

I have friends who work at Tulane University, I really hope that they are all safe! Communications to New Orleans are none.

#5 Postby **wlfpack81** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 1:32 am

This is truly becoming a hell on earth scenario. No doubt the levee failure may be increasing now. Rushing water will continue to erode the sides of the levee. Also have to wonder how much the lake level will rise as rain from all sides runoff into it!?!?!?

Matt-hurricanewatcher · #6 Postby **Matt-hurricanewatcher** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 1:33 am

1 inch per 5 minutes=12 inches per hours or 24 feet per day. If this doe's not get stoped New orleans could be covered totally in a matter of 12 to 18 hours.

temujin · #7 Postby **temujin** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 1:35 am

wlfpack81 wrote:This is truly becoming a hell on earth scenario. No doubt the levee failure may be increasing now. Rushing water will continue to erode the sides of the levee. Also have to wonder how much the lake level will rise as rain from all sides runoff into it!?!?!?

Word is that the current rise in the water is the result of a new levee break.

gunner1551 · #8 Postby **gunner1551** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 1:39 am

Please take this with a grain of salt. Poor people are not stupid, that is not the question here. The real problem is with people that were not prepared in the slightest way for a hurricane of this magnitude. Think of it this way.

Option 1) You have no car to get to a place of refuge. So thats why there were busses provided free of charge to take people to the shelters of last resort. So you pack up and go, hours in advance. Most likely you LIVE!

Option 2) You think my old house stood in Camille, so you decide to ride it out. The hours come and go and you board up your house. Its now about 6 hours before landfall. You still have time to get out, but you decide not to. You hunker down in your house and have some dinner and crack open a beer and think this is not goin to be bad at all. After all the winds are only 140 mph. Then the water starts to rise and the winds start to blow.......

I wont go any farther but you will get my point...... If you were trapped in your house and didnt even think ahead to have at the very least a axe or hammer to bust a hole in your roof after it was over, provided you had a roof over your head, there is no reason for ignorance in this case. Now coast guard and police have to risk there lives to come and save your sorry a$$. ( trapped in your attic )

I wonder if they thought of the people lives they would have to risk to come and save them.???

This is reality!!!

infonut · #9 Postby **infonut** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 1:39 am

a poster on another board I visit, said that Charity Hospital, which is across the street from TUH, is also being evacuated. He said Charity Hopital is the 3rd largest hopital in the world. Does anyone know how many patients are being evacuated from Charity?

Deb321 · #10 Postby **Deb321** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 1:44 am

I just heard 90 patients but I'm not sure that is accurate

#11 Postby **crazycajuncane** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 1:49 am

The mayor mentioned something about Charity wanting to close.

This is indeed troubling news.

CajunMama · #12 Postby **CajunMama** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 1:52 am

Is this high tide? Would that make the water pour in faster?

Tri-State_1925 · #13 Postby **Tri-State_1925** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 1:52 am

I was wondering yesterday what would happen with the Tulane Hospital and other hospitals in the area...not at all surprised to hear things are getting ugly. Prayers to all those working in those facilities. I'm sure they are doing monumental jobs.

#14 Postby **TSmith274** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 1:57 am

CajunMama wrote:Is this high tide? Would that make the water pour in faster?

As I mentioned in another thread, my guess is that the pumps that they had going full blast to keep up with the flow from the breach either failed, or perhaps the breach widened. I hate this.

#15 Postby **vbhoutex** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 2:00 am

TSmith274 wrote:
CajunMama wrote:Is this high tide? Would that make the water pour in faster?

As I mentioned in another thread, my guess is that the pumps that they had going full blast to keep up with the flow from the breach either failed, or perhaps the breach widened. I hate this.

Lake Ponchatrain is over full due to surge and waters flowing in from all the rains.

#16 Postby **SouthFloridawx** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 2:00 am

where is the location of the breach ? I am trying to find it on google however I am unable to do so.... I can't find it on the map.....

CajunMama · #17 Postby **CajunMama** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 2:04 am

vbhoutex wrote:
TSmith274 wrote:
CajunMama wrote:Is this high tide? Would that make the water pour in faster?

As I mentioned in another thread, my guess is that the pumps that they had going full blast to keep up with the flow from the breach either failed, or perhaps the breach widened. I hate this.

Lake Ponchatrain is over full due to surge and waters flowing in from all the rains.

I know the lake is overfull but wouldn't high tide have an effect on the amount of water also?

#18 Postby **TSmith274** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 2:06 am

southfloridawx2005 wrote:where is the location of the breach ? I am trying to find it on google however I am unable to do so.... I can't find it on the map.....

The 17th Street Canal is the border between Orleans Parish and Jefferson Parish. Follow it to the lake... there's your breach.

#19 Postby **vbhoutex** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 2:06 am

southfloridawx2005 wrote:where is the location of the breach ? I am trying to find it on google however I am unable to do so.... I can't find it on the map.....

If I understood correctly it is at the 17th street canal? near Canal Street or where it crosses Canal street. It is supposedly a levee that holds back Lake Ponchatrain. Howevere someone said there is not 17th street in NO.

Innotech · #20 Postby **Innotech** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 2:06 am

southfloridawx2005 wrote:where is the location of the breach ? I am trying to find it on google however I am unable to do so.... I can't find it on the map.....

look for hte westernmost I10/610 split, and notice hte canal runnig above it. Look directly to hte right of htat canal and find hte numbered streets. 17 might not be directly labeled but it is below 18th street. The area right next to that street is where the breach is, along a 2 block length.

edit: n/m thats 16th street. Im assuming its somewhere around there though.
actually, 17th street isnt even by a canal..hmm....

Tulane University Hospital surrounded by water

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