Hurricane Katrina Knocks On My Door!
Aug 29 '05
The Bottom Line Hurricanes bring vast destruction.
I'm writing this the evening of August 29, 2005 after the mighty Hurricane Katrina has blown through Louisiana and Mississippi Gulf Coast area.
We were lucky in the Baton Rouge area. We were on the "good side" of the hurricane and did not get a direct blow. However, most of the city and the surrounding area is without electricity. Over 700,000 people are without electricity in the State of Louisiana.
This hurricane was compared to Camille, only twice as large and also Hurricane Andrew, but twice as strong. We were lucky that the winds dropped down to 145 mph and it was downgraded to a Cat. 4 storm before hitting landfall.
I sit here typing counting my blessings. We lost power on and off today but it seems to be ok now. We also incurred minimal damage. Our home is secure, and the roof is on. For that I'm very thankful. We have lots of work to do in the yard when the rains subside. My neighbor's tree blew over taking the fence and one of our dog kennels with it. I'm thankful there were no injuries! A fence and kennel can easily be replaced.
Hurricane Katrina came in like a lion with 145 mph winds. People who did not evacuate the New Orleans area were stranded on their rooftops until rescue workers could get to them. Rising water was near rooftops rising at 1 ft. an hour during the storm. Lots of windows were blown out of high rise buildings in hotels, hospitals, etc. Telephone service is out, as is most cell phone service.
Along with the power outages, comes tainted water sources. All of these people are having to boil water before drinking or using it to avoid contamination.
For those of you who evacuated, I send my prayers. Not only do you not know when you can return to your home, you do not know the condition you will find it in.
Clean-up will be a long time effort. There is so much destruction in New Orleans, Biloxi, Gulf Port, Mandeville, Covington, LaPlace, etc. Even areas not hit directly like Baton Rouge have more than half of the city without power. Trees are are down throughout the city, as well as electrical lines.
Please keep all of these folks in your thoughts and prayers!
© 2005 Birdfeather
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