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Katrina Casualties - 3 Nursing Home Patients Die

By Jeralyn, Section Huricanes Katrina and Rita
Posted on Sun Aug 28, 2005 at 08:48:20 PM EST
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Three nursing home patients in New Orleans died while being evacuated:

Three residents of a New Orleans nursing home fleeing Hurricane Katrina aboard a school bus died during an evacuation to a Baton Rouge church Sunday, authorities said.

The Times Picayune is running a news blog here. The paper will be reporting throughout the storm from a hurricane bunker on the third floor of the building:

1408 - 8/28/05 - What's left of NOLA's staff is closeted for the duration of Hurricane Katrina on the third floor of the Times-Picayune building, in what we call the Hurricane Bunker. We'll be updating throughout the storm with stories shared by residents and well-wishers, and to let you know how things are going in the bunker. At the moment, newspaper staffers and their families are trickling into the building, pulling carts loaded with sleeping bags, and snack food. I'm stationed behind several walls in the photo department, beside the Associated Press crew, which is also taking refuge here. The bank of police scanners is rattling off incessantly.

Here's some shelter info for SE Louisiana.

< Devastation from Katrina Will Be Catastrophic | Official Description of Possible Katrina Damage >

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    • Katrina Casualties - 3 Nursing Home Patients Die | 3 comments (3 topical)
    Re: Katrina Casualties - 3 Nursing Home Patients D (none / 0) (#1)
    by squeaky on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:02:52 PM EST
    Scariest whether-bulletin ever: to be or not to be. link. via robotwisdom

    Re: Katrina Casualties - 3 Nursing Home Patients D (none / 0) (#2)
    by DawesFred60 on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:02:52 PM EST
    sadly we will see a-lot more in the coming days. and read what che's lounge said, he is right and just wait until it hits you.

    Re: Katrina Casualties - 3 Nursing Home Patients D (none / 0) (#3)
    by Ernesto Del Mundo on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:02:53 PM EST
    Scariest whether-bulletin ever
    Wow, that sounds almost as bad as the TV weather people up here announcing a snowstorm is on the way. I'm gonna miss "Nawlins". Had some fun times there. Sounds like I will have to buy scuba gear to visit it next time.

    Katrina Casualties - 3 Nursing Home Patients Die | 3 comments (3 topical)