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In reply to the discussion: Bone chilling tweets from LaPlace. People [View all]Shanti Shanti Shanti
(12,047 posts)20. Relatives are posting addresses on social media of family in need of immediate rescue, local news
Could be awhile, maybe if rain stops levees will stop overflowing and waters wont rise anymore
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Why don't municipalities in hurricane zones have contingency plans for those who do not have
smirkymonkey
Aug 2021
#11
Lack of resources, lack of a place to go, difficulty in moving certain family members, other family
WhiskeyGrinder
Aug 2021
#29
LaPlace is pretty far inland, and its parish, St. John the Baptist, was not under mandatory....
jpljr77
Aug 2021
#30
Especially when a storm surge of 9 to 11 feet is predicted. Then how many hours of steady hard rain
littlemissmartypants
Aug 2021
#24
They are out there doing rescues, having to triage for most desperate, scores of scanner reports
Shanti Shanti Shanti
Aug 2021
#10
Relatives are posting addresses on social media of family in need of immediate rescue, local news
Shanti Shanti Shanti
Aug 2021
#20
Levees overtopping, water flowing over, massive flooding, rescue requests
Shanti Shanti Shanti
Aug 2021
#8
4 UTC is 11 pm local time, Laplace has people pleading for rescues, underwater, 10ft deep in houses
Shanti Shanti Shanti
Aug 2021
#16
Cell phones just arent working in some areas, its gonna take time to assess with no comm
Shanti Shanti Shanti
Aug 2021
#31
A sheriff went door to door last night in Jefferson Parish begging people to leave. They refused.
appleannie1
Aug 2021
#18
Many don't evacuate because it's a struggle getting back home after it's over.
littlemissmartypants
Aug 2021
#25
Its not over, rescues are going on all over, multiple cell towers down, no power, no 911
Shanti Shanti Shanti
Aug 2021
#35