Post to Americablog: Pumps in NOLA Slowed...by Body Parts

[Gloria]

not online, apparently, just in the print edition....

http://americablog.blogspot.com/2005/09/water-pumps-working-to-empty-new.html


Water Pumps Working To Empty New Orleans Slowed...By Body Parts
- 9/08/2005 08:12:00 PM

In a gruesome detail that reminds us of the terrible human tragedy we're dealing with, USA Today reports -- in an item on page A5 which I can't find online -- that water pumps are being slowed because the pumping stations themselves have to be pumped out. Furthermore:

Officials are also being slowed in some locations because of fear that human remains could be mixed in with the debris, clogging pumps.

Horrifying and sad. And some of them didn't have to die.

[CatWoman]

1. which makes it all the more imperative

that the press get in there to give us a true accounting of the body count.

[xray s]

2. Rove is rooting for the pumps to help cut the body count

Poor Karl needs some good news. He's had a tough week.

[CatWoman]

3. I miss your Oddball avatar

:hi:

[ohio_liberal]

4. Oh God, that's just disgusting

I guess the pipes don't have anything to filter debris from the water before it goes in the pumps?

[CascadeTide]

5. Even if they have filters

the filters would have to be cleaned pretty often as the debris fills them up.

[jillan]

6. I thought about this, plus the bulldozers that will be cleaning the debris

We will never know how many died.

Can you imagine if that was your family or friend?