well...shit.
Mississippi town almost entirely destroyed by hurricane
Updated: August 31, 2005
WAVELAND, Miss. (AP) - It's a case of complete decimation in a region crushed by destruction. The Mississippi town of Waveland has been basically wiped off the map by Hurricane Katrina.
Rescue workers just reached the area today, finding shell-shocked survivors living off what they could find in the rubble.
The storm slammed through the town of 7,000 people leaving almost no structures standing. A few roofs are intact, but the homes underneath were washed away.
One survivor was living on a couple of chairs he found, covered by a piece of plastic to protect him from the sun. Rescuers said the town was filed with the smell of natural gas, broken lumber and rotting flesh.
Another summed up the situation, saying, "we're gonna be in trouble for a long time."
(Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
in case you didn't read my previous post, this is the town where my great aunt and uncle live. lived. I know they evacuated but we still haven't heard from them.
Mississippi town almost entirely destroyed by hurricane
Updated: August 31, 2005
WAVELAND, Miss. (AP) - It's a case of complete decimation in a region crushed by destruction. The Mississippi town of Waveland has been basically wiped off the map by Hurricane Katrina.
Rescue workers just reached the area today, finding shell-shocked survivors living off what they could find in the rubble.
The storm slammed through the town of 7,000 people leaving almost no structures standing. A few roofs are intact, but the homes underneath were washed away.
One survivor was living on a couple of chairs he found, covered by a piece of plastic to protect him from the sun. Rescuers said the town was filed with the smell of natural gas, broken lumber and rotting flesh.
Another summed up the situation, saying, "we're gonna be in trouble for a long time."
(Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
in case you didn't read my previous post, this is the town where my great aunt and uncle live. lived. I know they evacuated but we still haven't heard from them.
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i_poop_too_much:
I am all too familiar with this.
letigre:
your family is in my thoughts. my heart goes out to you.
your family is in my thoughts. my heart goes out to you.