Day September 3, 2005

From the Red Cross Hurricane Katrina: Why is the Red Cross not in New Orleans? Access to New Orleans is controlled by the National Guard and local authorities and while we are in constant contact with them, we simply cannot…

From Reuters: Police and National Guard troops on Saturday closed down the two centers — the Superdome arena and the city’s convention center — but them penned them in outside in sweltering heat to keep them from trying to walk…

It is a result of a weak levee — one that was in mid-repair when the storm hit. And that levee, which has held back floodwaters for time beyond memory, collapsed for one simple reason: Bush refused to fix it…

I’d figured since Tuesday that impossible-to-stop fires would rage in NOLA, either due to arson, or exploding gas/oil, or whatever. Didn’t blog it because, well, it hadn’t happened yet. But now it has.

Our sub-blog, the Politics of Water, has continuing coverage on the serious, mind-boggling problem of toxic water in New Orleans, as well as info on the now-serious water issues in the entire Gulf region. Check it out.