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[athelind]

One of the most distressing parts of the catastrophe on the Gulf Coast are the number of people whose locations are known and who are in contact with the outside world, but have not gotten assistance:

As demonstrated on nola.com's blog section, many individuals know the exact locations and WORKING telephone numbers of family members, most of whom are elderly, sickly, starving, and in serious need of medical attention. When able to get through on emergency telephone numbers, a feat not to be taken lightly, they are dismissed or told that dispatch would be sent immediately, yet no one has come, even though calls have been placed for days. Many do not require full evacuation, but basic medical attention and/or supplies. Many are completely immobile, and unable to access the limited relief sites or food drops.
--(from interdictor's New Orleans Survival Blog -- full text here)

Those who heard or read the interview with Aaron Broussard cited in my last post have heard of a situation where someone's mother drowned, after calling for several days for rescue.

Thankfully, an official organization has recognized this situation and has established a web site to "Request A Rescue" for individuals of known location.

That organization is the United States Coast Guard.

I have never been so proud of my service. Semper Paratus, guys.

Comments

[arcturax.livejournal.com]

Worse, they are starting to focus on body collection now, or at lesat get the body collectors about. Though I suppose they need to start that soon lest they end up with massive disease.

Glad to see they got the coast guard in too, they should have got them in sooner, along with backup in the form of military choppers escorting them and patrolling the city. A few apaches and cobras armed to the teeth would have dealt with the snipers in short order.

[athelind.livejournal.com]

So far, I haven't heard any reliable reports of "snipers".

[archteryx.livejournal.com]

Thank God SOME government agency finally decided to ignore the entire rotten chain of command and do something! It's only fitting that it was the Coast Guard that really stepped up to the plate.

[cargoweasel.livejournal.com]

I keep hearing it's the Coast Guard in all of this who has quietly been doing hero's work while the rest dither.