Hospital taken over by gunmen

[CaptinCrunch]

Just reported on WDSU a nurse from Charity Hospital text msgs said armed gunmen have taken over and are looting supplies.

http://www.wdsu.com/video/4907831/detail.html

[loon]

Here we go....=[

Soon once the military gets there I'm afraid their will be US on US killings in attempt to keep control of the area...=[

[damicatz]

I thought the cell phone networks were down? How did a text message get out?

[lester]

Just reported on WDSU a nurse from Charity Hospital text msgs said armed gunmen have taken over and are looting supplies.

http://www.wdsu.com/video/4907831/detail.html

pray for the victims

[vacanechaser]

I thought the cell phone networks were down? How did a text message get out?

Not sure, but I will tell you that last night, Mark Sudduth drove back into Mississippi, gulfport, and was able to text me and send email using the Sprint Wireless network.... That way I could update the site, hurricanetrack.com , however, after finding that he could email, he was able to update it himself....

strange stuff..


Jesse V. Bass III
http://www.vastormphoto.com
hurricane Intercept Research Team

[sunny]

I thought the cell phone networks were down? How did a text message get out?

Not sure, but I will tell you that last night, Mark Sudduth drove back into Mississippi, gulfport, and was able to text me and send email using the Sprint Wireless network.... That way I could update the site, hurricanetrack.com , however, after finding that he could email, he was able to update it himself....

strange stuff..


Jesse V. Bass III
http://www.vastormphoto.com
hurricane Intercept Research Team

It is difficult, but we have also managed to contact a few people we know who are still in New Orleans.

[TSmith274]

Charity Hospital has been totally evacuated. I'd wait for AP confirmation here too.

[therealashe]

This is from NOLA.com

No Children's Hospital Looting
4:35 p.m.

Doug Mittelstaedt, vice-president of Human Resources for Children's Hospital in New Orleans, said one of the biggest issues at the hospital on Wednesday was debunking the prevalent rumor that looters had stormed the hospital.

Mittelstaedt said things actually were operating smoothly at the hospital - the generator was running efficiently and efforts to relocate patients were going well - but fighting the rumor was a major issue.

Officials had to lock the doors of the hospital because people had arrived, apparently thinking there was a mob scene and they could get in on looting.

He said the hospital has been flooded with calls offering assistance from other Children's Hospitals in Louisiana and Texas. "The amount of calls we have gotten for support have been overwhelming," Mittelstaedt said. "The phones literally have been ringing off the hook."

With so many calls, Mittelstaedt said officials have been able to match up the 100 patients with hospitals that specialize in the particular treatments for each.