Community Chat

[eddyandme]

Just feeling sad and concerned for those in Lousianna.  The flooding's been on the news all day yesterday.  It showed them pulling out a woman from her car that was underwater along with her dog and they swam to the rescuers:  this was on a street, not a pond or river!  And, heard waters could rise a few more feet today!  (Scary, very scary.)

Just wanted anyone from that area, sending thoughts and prayers for your safety and well-being.

[Noel7]

I'm glad you posted about it, I've been feeling sad about it, also.  The videos have been heartbreaking.

[tansy]

That young man who pulled the woman, and then her dog, out of the car is certainly a hero.  

[GCR18]

I saw the lady and her dog on the news too.  It's horrible.

[Suziepeach]

Saw a lady saying they tried to get out one door and there were spiders, went to another and came face to face with a snake..  Thank goodness they were able to get out.  I feel so, so bad for all of those people and hope the water recedes really soon and fast. 

[meallen616]

Louisianna flooding,

[Nightowlz]

I know they sure have dealt with a lot. I saw a video on the weather channel that showed coffins floating around. 

[BalletBabe]

That happened in Florida too with the coffins.  This is why my hubby and I had made the decision to be cremated and put in a wall. I am really not interested in floating around in flood waters!   ugh

[Perkup]

Well, I'm in S. E. Louisiana, just a couple of miles from some of the worst flooding we have had in the 40 years or so that I've lived here.  Even the main Interstate highway through our area has been closed since early Saturday when water surged across it.  Happily deaths have been kept to aminimum, but the destruction has been unbelievable. The rivers are beginning to drop now and it is anticipated that everything will be much improved no later than Tuesday.  Some areas have had more than two feet of rain, and the flooding is over the rooftops in a number of spots. However, there have been two floods that were worse than this week's.  Now all we need is another  Hurricane!

[shoesnbags]

Thanks to everyone for your kind words.  The death toll has now reached 7; hopefully that will be the final number. Authorities have said that at least six river gauges hit record levels. We were spared here in the New Orleans area and are trying to give back to our neighbors to the north and west who gave shelter to so many of us after Katrina. Many food and clothing drives taking place here. Please keep these folks in your prayers!

ETA  Sadly, I need to change the number of deaths to 13.