BBC reporting "thousands dead" in New Orleans...

"Hurricane Katrina is thought to have killed hundreds, probably thousands of people in New Orleans, the city's mayor, Ray Nagin, has said."

This is the first time I've seen such a large death toll mentioned. Let's hope it's a huge overestimate..
BBC article

While most American news stations do tend to overstate things....I saw the most frightening images on CNN last night. This female reporter was on a boat, in the dark and they had a flash light of sorts. As they were passing homes, you could see the water up to the eaves, and people trapped in the attics were trying to force their hands, pieces of tinfoil, anything, out from under the eaves to get people's attention.

I imagine many of those people dies last night when the water rose. It made me heartsick to watch the video. The reporter kept saying..there's nothing we can do..and crying..it was terrible and perhaps CNN should not have shown it.

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I don't think this horror will ever be forgotten.

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1010 WINS Radio reported earlier today tha many people climbed to their attics for refuge. The water, however, rose above that level. It is feared that when the water subsides and the attics are serched, there will be hundreds of victims who are found drowned.

Imagine drowning in your attic? (Shivers)

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