Katrina has made landfall. (Our previous coverage here.
Keep up to date with local news channel WWL. They report that hurricane shelters are suffering major damage: "Chalmette High shelter is losing its roof, and St. Bernard High has plenty of broken windows and glass." Several other reports (CNN, MSNBC, local NO news) say that parts of the Superdome (the major shelter) roof are failing and/or peeling, though the structure should hold. They are updating the web, even though their live stream seems to be in and out.
Posted by binky at August 29, 2005 08:58 AM | TrackBack | Posted to Natural Disasters