chaser1 wrote:artist wrote:chaser1 wrote:
Thank you.
It is just crushing to hear individual reports of desperate requests for help. People scared, stranded, all the while watching their cell phone battery dropping to single digits. So many others such as ourselves that have so much but are hundreds (or more) miles away, wishing it were easy enough to just hand someone some dry clothes or water or a cell phone battery.... anything. Artist..., thank you (as well as others) for updating the board here on some of the details affecting individuals, rescue attempt, updates to dam and flood events, etc. Because few of us can consistently be aware of all that's going on with nearly all the news and updates its hard to keep up with it all but this is the human part of the story which need to be seen and heard. General factoids such as inches of rainfall or numbers evacuated just do not capture the events that are unfolding and the real picture of those affected. For myself and probably a lot of others, viewing the radar and satellite simply paints an inaccurate picture that the rain must have stopped, the sun is out and water must be quickly receding. Those of us not from other parts of the country obviously are not aware of the other factors contributing to the ongoing flooding (ie: reservoir systems, faulty damns, or even the impact of rising flood tables up-river that are seemingly contributing to the ongoing flood conditions in and around Houston). I see repeated mentions of the "Cajun Navy" and am not quite sure if this was a group of people who banded together and with their boats are trying to help and save others? The recent post that they in fact were turning back by the Coast Guard and/or officials because of the fast moving and dangerous waters seems boggling to me yet describes events that are hard to understand or fathom without actually seeing the how and why of what is all going on in thousands of neighborhoods and to countless numbers of people. My wishes go out to all those affected. If anyone here is local to the impacted area's, are able to receive packages, and would like to provide an address where items may be mailed for you to distribute to others, maybe it can be posted here? Otherwise, feel free to PM me.
The Cajun Navy, as they are called are citizens that got together during Katrina with boats, high profile vehicles, to try help rescue people off rooftops. Since then they have grown, spawned others in other areas to do the same. They show up whenever others need to rescued and extra resources are needed. Just neighbors helping neighbors. It is all pretty astounding and heart warming.
Really IS a great story, and a smart idea.
Also, I believe they played an important role in the historic Louisiana floods of last year. Got to have them. No way official resources can get to so many in need in these kind of disasters.
