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#21 Postby x-y-no » Wed Aug 31, 2005 3:27 pm

Derek Ortt wrote:maybe not everyone could get to rooftops. Lets hope it is not so horrific that the dead outnumber the survivors


I'll certainly join you in praying for that.

But my point was only that this guy estimated that one third of those who stayed died - that would leave two thirds alive and seeking help. None of the video and descriptions I've seen support 125,000 to 200,000 refugees in the city.
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#22 Postby djtil » Wed Aug 31, 2005 3:27 pm

im pretty sure reporting 100k died in la is more negative than saying they didnt.

the numbers just dont add up.
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#23 Postby x-y-no » Wed Aug 31, 2005 3:29 pm

MKT2005 wrote:
djtil wrote:wrong.


He wasn't talking about just the city of NOLA but the whole area including all of the surounding parishes like Saint Bernard, Saint Tammmy, ect.


Ahh .. OK. That does make a significant difference.

Anyway, I have no idea what the total death toll is going to be, but it's already clear it's going to be horrific.
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#24 Postby Brent » Wed Aug 31, 2005 3:30 pm

Jeanne Meserve just said on CNN she expects it to be in the thousands... and she's only been in the New Orleans area(now Baton Rouge).
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#25 Postby logybogy » Wed Aug 31, 2005 3:35 pm

1.4 million in New Orleans metro. 300K not evaculating or 20% is very realistic.
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#26 Postby HurricaneBill » Wed Aug 31, 2005 3:37 pm

To be honest, I don't think the complete death toll will ever be known.
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#27 Postby MKT2005 » Wed Aug 31, 2005 3:39 pm

x-y-no wrote:
Derek Ortt wrote:maybe not everyone could get to rooftops. Lets hope it is not so horrific that the dead outnumber the survivors


I'll certainly join you in praying for that.

But my point was only that this guy estimated that one third of those who stayed died - that would leave two thirds alive and seeking help. None of the video and descriptions I've seen support 125,000 to 200,000 refugees in the city.


He wasn't talking about just the city, be the whole area.
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#28 Postby therealashe » Wed Aug 31, 2005 3:39 pm

Is it possible that some were simply pulled back into the ocean when the surge retreated? I hadn't really thought of that aspect of this.
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#29 Postby Liberty30 » Wed Aug 31, 2005 3:41 pm

Prior to the storm, the many scientific studies (by the Red Cross, LSU, etc) of a hit on New Orleans estimated that somewhere between 20,000-100,000 would die. (And I don't believe that includes the deaths that will occur after the storm due to stress, disease, suicides, etc)

IMHO, it's most likely to be on the lower side of the estimated figures, and I agree, we'll never truly know. It will likely be a bit higher than the final toll.
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#30 Postby obxicane » Wed Aug 31, 2005 3:47 pm

If anyone else is watching CNN, does Wolf Blitzer remind anyone of Elliott Carver in the James Bond movie?
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#31 Postby mascpa » Wed Aug 31, 2005 3:47 pm

Mere conjecture at this point I would think.
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#32 Postby dlaw » Wed Aug 31, 2005 3:48 pm

The LSU Study based those estimates on many factors that are now starting to show. The toxic soup that is New Orleans will be a huge factor in the amount of fatalities. The Gulf Coast is a completly other matter, as the storm surge, which is quite similar to the devastation we all saw in Indonesia and Thailand left thousands missing, and presumed to be swept out to sea. I only hope that the reports on the Gulf coast, where all the towns and communities before the storm all said that maybe 10-30% of people stayed within blocks of the beach are wrong... if not, well, I don't want to think about it.
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#33 Postby Mello1 » Wed Aug 31, 2005 3:49 pm

HurricaneBill wrote:To be honest, I don't think the complete death toll will ever be known.

Or more importantly, ever told.
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#34 Postby Derek Ortt » Wed Aug 31, 2005 3:54 pm

djtill,

please do a little research on the facts. 70% of Biloxi residents stayed
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#35 Postby Mello1 » Wed Aug 31, 2005 3:56 pm

Derek Ortt wrote:djtill,

please do a little research on the facts. 70% of Biloxi residents stayed

It would appear that some are in total denial over the magnitude of this disaster.
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#36 Postby MBismyPlayground » Wed Aug 31, 2005 4:02 pm

Mello1 wrote:
Derek Ortt wrote:djtill,

please do a little research on the facts. 70% of Biloxi residents stayed

It would appear that some are in total denial over the magnitude of this disaster.


Totally agreed. If one would pay some attention to some of the video coming out, one will see apartment buildings, hotels and such FILLED with people, surrounded by water. People who have not been recued yet. If this many are alive in standing buildings and did not evacuate, how many people did not survive???
Also, not to bash the govenor or those who made decisions, but since it did take some time to issue a evac. order, regardless of WHY it took so long, alot of people probably did not take it seriously.
And to expand on this......does anyone realize HOW MANY people in the US have no idea about the destruction in NO??? How many had NO CLUE there was even a hurricane??? Our society has become very self centered and have stopped paying attention to anything except what is in their own little world.
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#37 Postby blueeyes_austin » Wed Aug 31, 2005 4:04 pm

MBismyPlayground wrote:
Mello1 wrote:
Derek Ortt wrote:djtill,

please do a little research on the facts. 70% of Biloxi residents stayed

It would appear that some are in total denial over the magnitude of this disaster.


Totally agreed. If one would pay some attention to some of the video coming out, one will see apartment buildings, hotels and such FILLED with people, surrounded by water. People who have not been recued yet. If this many are alive in standing buildings and did not evacuate, how many people did not survive???
Also, not to bash the govenor or those who made decisions, but since it did take some time to issue a evac. order, regardless of WHY it took so long, alot of people probably did not take it seriously.
And to expand on this......does anyone realize HOW MANY people in the US have no idea about the destruction in NO??? How many had NO CLUE there was even a hurricane??? Our society has become very self centered and have stopped paying attention to anything except what is in their own little world.


Well, why would they care about people in "flyover" country? :grr:
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#38 Postby loon » Wed Aug 31, 2005 4:05 pm

I believe that if you look at the numbers from the Tsunami death toll, even with a warning, if those numbers stayed behind, and if the reports are much like those of vbhoutex's friends, with a massive surge coming very quickly, why would 100k be that unrealistic of a number. It will be a magnitude that no one will fathom I think...sad sad time for America as a whole.

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#39 Postby AL Chili Pepper » Wed Aug 31, 2005 4:06 pm

What I'm afraid will happen is when the waters start receding, they're going to find a lot of bodies in all those homes that are almost completely submerged. Elderly people would have a hard time climbing up on the roofs.
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#40 Postby Brent » Wed Aug 31, 2005 4:08 pm

Derek Ortt wrote:djtill,

please do a little research on the facts. 70% of Biloxi residents stayed


Yep... and I have no clue why.

I suspect the same is true all along the coast and the result is going to be that most are dead. :(
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