Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief

[=HPSF=Dr.Doom]

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Done, hope it helps. Borders aren't important at times like this :)

[imported_G-Capo]

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Finally a thread like this has been posted.

[[7ID]B|REC.Ace101]

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I just made my donation to the United Way's Hurricane Katrina Response Fund.

http://national.unitedway.org/

I will post that link too, thanks..

[Dawson_21(SAS)]

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Over here in the UK we don't have weather as serious as that... although we have had bad flooding in the past. I couldn't believe it when I watched the news reports on the BBC, you can count on my british support - £30 donated.

God be with them.

Another donation link via the Salvation Army disaster fund http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/USNSAHome.htm

[shadow_wolf]

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Im happy to say that in Michigan we have activated our emergency operation center and are going to coordinate a state wide 'telethon' to get donations for the area. Were also sending our national guard down to the gulf to help restore order.

I also heard heard over 20 nations are sending us help. Im not sure what nations exactly but thank you.

[Ion]

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I'm currently an intern with a federal agency and they have requested volunteers to go down and aid with security -but since I"m just a lowly intern right now they won't let me go.

My thoughts are still with them

[Henniger]

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In reply to those that believe we dont support our own people. The Navy's red cross ship, that costs billions to run is being moved to the gulf. So no, our government is not helping. 11,000 national guardsmen are currently on state duty in the effected areas. 1 and a half million MRE's have been sent and are being distributed throughout the area. Several military MP's are patroling to stop looting, along with the possibility of hundreds of troops being deployed, a large number of troops is rare to happen in natural disasters. More and more rescue helicopters from the military are being flown around to rescue people from their roofs and remote area's. So no, our government isnt doing anything. An aircraft carrier and other naval vessels are being used for helicopter landings. Along with the billions of dollars that congress is passing. So tell me, how is our government idle on this disaster? You all must not be able to imagine how difficult it is to rescue thousands from a flooded area, where the oh so very smart people get trapped in their attics, where you cant see them to rescue them. Plus things that people in our country are doing to help. So shut up about our government not doing anything, cause were doing a lot more then any other country could do for themselves.

Well said.

And God bless all those who are helping, along with those victims of the hurricane.

[dyin]

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Off toppic: why do you use the 'god bless'-thingy so often? Do you really believe it, or do you just use it often like u use the 'fick' (i=u) word?

(this is a serious question btw, I'm just interested)

[=CC=Serpentor]

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Off toppic: why do you use the 'god bless'-thingy so often? Do you really believe it, or do you just use it often like u use the 'fick' (i=u) word?

(this is a serious question btw, I'm just interested)

STFU!! I hope a cat 5 hurricane comes for you....just you. So maybe you'll get it. Some of us believe in GOD. Why is that so hard to understand?? I dropped some soldiers off in Louisiana personally and saw some of the damage. IT IS BEYOND THE SCOPE OF THE IMAGINATION WHAT THE TRUE PICTURE IS DOWN THERE. What you see on television is NOTHING!! They can't air much of what you see when you are actually there. Its heart wrenching. I don't know anyone personally who was involved, but it didn't stop the tears from falling down my face. I wish I could have stayed to help.

[gungho]

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I can't believe that the USA is short of money to resolve this catastrophe, but I also think the victims really need help from anywhere. I have donated some £ to help.

[chaos555]

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i donated 300.. and plan for more since i live here in Louisiana

[chaos555]

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This is one of those natural disasters that nobody really expects because many of us have never been through a storm of this magnitude. It's just too hard to comprehend...you can only imagine it.

Normally, a hurricane passes and the water normally drains off soon afterward. In this case, however, the roads are still filling with water days after the storm! For a relief worker it's a never ending burden you can't workaround unless you have a boat or a helicopter.

On top of that...

1. Power is out
2. Phones are out
3. Cell phones don't work (towers rely on electricity)
4. Drinking water is out or contaminated
5. Food is rotten
6. People can't commicate
7. The levy breaks after the hurricane
8. People can't swim
9. People are starving to death

The list continues. One thing is for sure. The state, local & federal emergency workers are absolutely not equipped enough to operate normally in a flooded city that continues to fill.

They will have to rewrite the textbooks for this one.

u forgot, asshol*s stealing, and shooting people.. we are trying to help them and they are Fn shooting us?

[HYP3R]

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Donated $250 today and about 4 bags of clothes (mostly kids clothes, shoes, etc.) The cool part about my donation will actually go to a friend's sister that lost their house and well everything. Also guys don't forget about the Salvation Army. They are doing a great deal also.

[OSIRIS]

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I can't believe that the USA is short of money to resolve this catastrophe, but I also think the victims really need help from anywhere. I have donated some £ to help.

Its not so much short, but we are one of the first nations to help when something happens somewhere else and when something this big happens to us we never expected to need help but the fact is we could use all the help we can get. I was so ready to say( and at first this was true) that nobody was going to help. Then about 2 days after the flood I think we recieved word that 30 countries had asked to help if we need it. I thank those countries and their people for seeing past politics and being human. Thank YOU all!!

[sicdeath]

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This is very tragic and depressing. My thoughts and prayers goes out to the loved one's who have been lost due to Katrina and other things as well.

-rahul