This paper's (
Daily Ireland) web site doesn't date the articles and I can't remember how long ago I found
this, but it's at least two weeks ago. Regardless, it's another good illustration of the power of Hurricane Katrina
and it talks about Slidell, LA, which
commenter Eddie feels has been ignored by the press.
"I consider myself real lucky," Croll told Daily Ireland. "It's like a bomb hit some of the houses. The only thing left is some of the pilings." Pointing to a house lying half submerged in a canal across the street, he said: "This house here was about two miles down the road on the left-hand side, on the other side of the Bayou.
It's almost impossible to imagine there's another massive storm heading towards the coast. There'll be nothing left from Brownsville to Pensacola.
RITA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 13 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 140 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. RITA IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND COULD REACH CATEGORY FIVE INTENSITY IN THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO.
