Fatality reports & death toll thread

[rdale]

"he deaths of many of her neighbors who chose to brave the hurricane from behind the walls of their Painter Street homes"

They braved the hurricane? Bad choice of words...

 

[B Doss]

185 dead in Mississippi according to CNN, so far.

No estimates on New Orleans.

 

[Jeff Snyder]

As all of us are expecting... From WWLTV.com

2:48 P.M. - Gov. Blanco: \"Thousands\" are believed to be dead. And between 200 and 300,000 people still need to be evacuated from the city. 2,400 people are still waiting to be evacuated from the Superdome.

http://www.wwltv.com/local/stories/WWLBLOG...OG.ac3fcea.html

 

[Ryan McGinnis]

Sad image from the New York Times.

 

[Ryan McGinnis]

BBC reporter reporting that officials in Biloxi estimate 1,000 dead.

From http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4203890.stm

David Willis: Biloxi, MS : 21:10 GMT

The aftermath is posing a major challenge for rescue teams charged with checking every building in this costal town. The force of the hurricane was unbelievable. Sniffer dogs have been brought in to help with the search, as well as manpower from every state in the union.

Hotel guests use bed sheets on their balconies to beg for help. Bulldozers have started clearing the streets after rats were seen gathering amongst the rubble.

Officials here are estimating that nearly 1,000 have died in this community.

 

[B Doss]

If these estimates verify, Katrina may claim the Galveston hurricane's title.

 

[Ryan McGinnis]

Originally posted by B Doss
If these estimates verify, Katrina may claim the Galveston hurricane's title.

I think for the past few days that hasn't been much in doubt. I'm to the point now where I would be very surprised if the total did not exceed 10,000, and not at all surprised to see the total exceed 20,000. There is the outside chance that those numbers are actually on the low end.

 

[Kurt Wayne]

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What refugees in Fort Worth are saying.

 

[Ryan McGinnis]

BTW, it's being posted elsewhere, but I did hear on CNN Senator Carol Braun saying that mass graves are being discussed.