Hurricane Katrina:
Disaster Continues -- Links
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- U.S. military to assist relief effort with aircraft, logistical support
- Hundreds are feared dead
- Search and rescue teams gear up for ongoing missions (MI)
- At apartment building where at least 30 died, nothing left but a pile of rubble
- Oil platform slams into span--story from Mobile AL
- Katrina's surge eclipses others--story from Mobile AL
- Storm smacks Alabama coast--story from Mobile AL
- New Orleans Hospital Still Offers Care (as of 8/30/05 evening)
- Rescue Boats in La. Search for Survivors
- Relief, Despair for Some As Storm Moves On
- New Orleans Flooding May Last for Days
- Governor says people who remained in New Orleans must now be evacuated
- Governor: Evacuate New Orleans--as flooding progresses after Katrina has moved on
- Katrina's Effects, at a Glance -- link created 8/30/05 (unknown whether this page will be kept updated)
- New Orleans flooding threatens to hamper recovery
- U.S. Stocks Slide on Record Oil, Fed Comments; Retailers Fall
- MSN Money - Reuters Business News: Oil bounces above $68 as Katrina assessed
- Biloxi--"Sun Herald": news stories about Katrina
- New Orleans--"The Advocate": news stories about Katrina
- New Orleans, LA news from TheNewOrleansChannel.com - MSNBC.com
- PalmBeachPost.com Storm 2005
- USATODAY.com--hurricane news
- Special Report Hurricane Katrina--Washington Post
Alabama
(205-280-2200)
Louisiana
(225-925-7400)
Mississippi
(601-352-9100); 24-hour emergency line, 1-800-222-MEMA (6362)
Florida
(800-342-3557)
Next of kin
1-800-229-8191,or 1-866-GET-INFO (438-4636)
Property damage and temporary housing
Claims can be filed with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Because phone lines remain down in some areas and disaster response officials are overwhelmed, officials are asking that callers be patient.
(1-800-621-FEMA)