Perfect Storm Threatens Catastrophe in New Orleans and Vicinity

President Bush and the Mayor of New Orleans and FEMA officials have urged a mandatory evacuation of the 500,000 residents in New Orleans and the more than a million living nearby in the face of Katrina's approach. This storm -- with winds reported already at 175 mph and increasing -- may turn out to be the most disastrous and destructive in U.S. history.

The catch in the Bush call for evacuation is that scattered reports indicate that with only about 12 hours left before Katrina hits, it would require at least 72 hours to evacuate even a considerable majority of the residents there, many of whom are trapped by lack of monies or means of transportation to escape -- tourists to the 100,000 poor who have no funds or means to travel! As my wife asks, "Why are not military and national guard transports -- busses and trucks rushing in to evacuate the trapped tourists and poor?" Perhaps they are tied down in Iraq?

Some estimates have suggested that with winds and waters as deep as 35 feet in depth, 40,000 or more may lose their lives in the next day or so. Thereafter conditions will be almost equally hazardous with water supplies contaminated by sewage, electricity cut off -- both for many months. As 25% of America's oil and gas supplies come from the Gulf, the rest of the nation will be feeling this perfect storm with increased expenses for necessities and reduced values of stocks and real estate.

Be braced!. We have a test case here for intelligent design versus evolution, perhaps? New Orleans for Fallujah?
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