BREAKING NEWS: 54 Dead in Mississippi

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#21 Postby jpigott » Mon Aug 29, 2005 10:21 pm

can someone from the area give me a geography lesson - what cities are in Harrison county and what cities are in Hancock county
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#22 Postby The Big Dog » Mon Aug 29, 2005 10:21 pm

Fego wrote:Remember 5 deaths already counted, plus three during the evacuation. That's 58...

And the 9 in Florida.
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#23 Postby KatDaddy » Mon Aug 29, 2005 10:22 pm

Confirmed in Houston also
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#24 Postby Fego » Mon Aug 29, 2005 10:22 pm

My experience tells me that this number (58) will grow near 100.. I want to be optimistic.
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#25 Postby wx247 » Mon Aug 29, 2005 10:22 pm

The Big Dog wrote:
Fego wrote:Remember 5 deaths already counted, plus three during the evacuation. That's 58...

And the 9 in Florida.


It is 11 in Florida now.
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#26 Postby Brent » Mon Aug 29, 2005 10:23 pm

Fego wrote:GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - An emergency official has confirmed that
there have been at least 50 hurricane-related deaths in
Mississippi's Harrison County.

Remember 5 deaths already counted, plus three during the evacuation. That's 58...


Plus 7?(maybe more now) in Florida...
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#27 Postby wx247 » Mon Aug 29, 2005 10:23 pm

Brent wrote:
Fego wrote:GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - An emergency official has confirmed that
there have been at least 50 hurricane-related deaths in
Mississippi's Harrison County.

Remember 5 deaths already counted, plus three during the evacuation. That's 58...


Plus 7?(maybe more now) in Florida...


:uarrow: :uarrow: See above!! ;) :uarrow: :uarrow:
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#28 Postby CronkPSU » Mon Aug 29, 2005 10:24 pm

CNN's reporter in NO sounds like she has been through hell

all sorts of cries for help in the dark, people with severed limbs, water still rising etc
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#29 Postby gilbert88 » Mon Aug 29, 2005 10:24 pm

CronkPSU wrote:CNN's reporter in NO sounds like she has been through hell

all sorts of cries for help in the dark, people with severed limbs, water still rising etc


:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
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#30 Postby Fego » Mon Aug 29, 2005 10:25 pm

Eleven deaths in Florida?.. then we are talking about 69... oh God.
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#31 Postby Brent » Mon Aug 29, 2005 10:25 pm

wx247 wrote:
Brent wrote:
Fego wrote:GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - An emergency official has confirmed that
there have been at least 50 hurricane-related deaths in
Mississippi's Harrison County.

Remember 5 deaths already counted, plus three during the evacuation. That's 58...


Plus 7?(maybe more now) in Florida...


:uarrow: :uarrow: See above!! ;) :uarrow: :uarrow:


Long few days. Ugh.
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#32 Postby gilbert88 » Mon Aug 29, 2005 10:26 pm

Floyd was the last hurricane to cause 60+ deaths in the U.S.. am I correct?
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#33 Postby bbadon » Mon Aug 29, 2005 10:28 pm

People, you have got to understand this number will rise considerably.
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#34 Postby simplykristi » Mon Aug 29, 2005 10:30 pm

That's very sad. :(

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#35 Postby Seele » Mon Aug 29, 2005 10:31 pm

gilbert88 wrote:Floyd was the last hurricane to cause 60+ deaths in the U.S.. am I correct?


:cry: Yes, even from the current report, no hurricane since Agnes in 1972 has cause more deaths and we've only heard from FL and one county.
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#36 Postby Fego » Mon Aug 29, 2005 10:32 pm

They will rise.. is true. There are a lot of places where people are waiting for rescue, help... etcetera.
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#37 Postby NCHurricane » Mon Aug 29, 2005 10:32 pm

CronkPSU wrote:CNN's reporter in NO sounds like she has been through hell

all sorts of cries for help in the dark, people with severed limbs, water still rising etc


My God. She was crying at the end of her report over the phone.
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#38 Postby Jim Cantore » Mon Aug 29, 2005 10:32 pm

Say good bye to the Name Katrina
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#39 Postby jujubean » Mon Aug 29, 2005 10:32 pm

PTrackerLA wrote::eek: That's just one city. :(


it's not even one city...just 1 apartment building according to fox news.
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#40 Postby krysof » Mon Aug 29, 2005 10:35 pm

OMG! :eek: I can't believe it's that bad, it looked so disorganized at landfall until that last flare up a little after landfall.
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