40,000 homes in St. Bernard Parish under water

[logybogy]

You call that dodging a bullet?

[AlabamaDave]

and probably that many or more in New Orleans East, 9th Ward, etc....

[GalvestonDuck]

Link me, please?

(Not questioning what you're saying, okay...just want more details for coworkers. Thanks!)

[wlfpack81]

I heard this on the news as well (sorry but can't remember if it was CNN or MSNBC).

[Josephine96]

Oh I hope all 40,000 homes were empty

[logybogy]

http://www.2theadvocate.com/stories/082 ... n001.shtml

All of St. Bernard parish is under water


Advocate staff report
The state senator who represents St. Bernard Parish and parts of Plaquemine Parish said all of St. Bernard is under water and people are trapped in the roofs of their homes.
"There are people in their attics hollering for help," said state Sen. Walter Boasso, who was in the state emergency operations center Monday morning. He said he had been told that "this is worse than Betsy," the hurricane that flooded the same area 40 years ago.

"People are trapped and we cannot get them out," Boasso said. Plans are being made to launch 60 boats into the parish to try to rescue people once the storm has passed, which may be a few more hours, he said.

He said he thinks all four of the oil refineries in the two parishes are probably under water, which could further throw the oil markets into a panic and drive record prices even higher.

His immediate concern, however, was people.

While 80 percent of St. Bernard residents fled the storm, he thinks there are still about 12,000 people in the parish.

He said there was 4.5 feet of water in the second floor of one sheriff's substation and 2.5 feet of water in the second floor of some homes in the heart of Chalmette.

The water was rising about a foot per hour for a while, Boasso said. There was one report of 10 feet of water on Judge Perez Boulevard, the parish's main roadway. The roof of the civic center blew off, Boasso said, and windows in Chalmette High School were blowing out.

[Josephine96]

12,000 people still trapped..?

[cjrciadt]

The largest rescue and recovery effort ever will so be upon us.

[GalvestonDuck]

Thanks, Logy.

God be with them all.

[Josephine96]

{feels stomach turn about the possibility that the death tolls about to skyrocket}

[wlfpack81]

"There are people in their attics hollering for help," said state Sen. Walter Boasso, who was in the state emergency operations center Monday morning.

My GOD!!!

[Scorpion]

If all of it flooded and there are 12000 people there chances are that dozens or even hundreds could have drowned.

[Josephine96]

I'm willing to bet that this hurricanes' gonna kill at least several 100 people

Also.. don't forget the post storm deaths {clean up, slips and falls, heat stress}

[Brent]

[cjrciadt]

I'm willing to bet that this hurricanes' gonna kill at least several 100 people

Also.. don't forget the post storm deaths {clean up, slips and falls, heat stress}

And accidents, remember how many died on the roads here including two out of state power company workers on I think I-4?

[Josephine96]

Um.. Can we hit the panic button now please

[Josephine96]

You're right too about accidents.. and yes it was on I-4

[wlfpack81]

If all of it flooded and there are 12000 people there chances are that dozens or even hundreds could have drowned.

If 12,000 or so truly did stay back that region and 40,000 homes are flooded....no way I can't see at least a 20-30 dead at minimum. Would be foolish to think there wouldn't be any at all. Will just have to wait for reports over the next couple of hours.