The only way for the gov to have victim data this quickly is if everyone was chipped. Those evacuated would be scanned, simple math after that.
See how insidious the Chipsters are... chip this, chip that, we have to track everything and everyone... for biological entities we have to know whether they are alive or dead.. chip, chip, chip, chip away at everything and anyting related to human dignity.
Face it some people really want the governments or themselves to Be As God, omnipresent, omnipotent, and all knowing. Face it mere mortals, you never will be.
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 502659
This is a moment of great potential for the "chipsters". Why wait for tedious forensic analysis on rotting corpses when a simple chip could determine ID in an instant. That said, the overall concept of chip implanting sucks.
Not only did a Hurricane come ashore as a 2 but the surge of a 5 , We also had a historic wind storm in the Ohio Valley where millions are without power
Seems like this is being covered up from the damage done to the total death count ~ Only left with Questions that they will not be answering anytime soon from the looks of it
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 493480
wasnt just teh surge of a 5 it was a damn tsunami, even the grass is gone in Gilcrest, that is more than a surge.....
Anonymous Coward User ID: 505251 9/17/2008 4:50 PM
Sept 17, 2008
4,000 dead cattle found in 2 SE Texas counties
LUBBOCK -- Agriculture officials said late Tuesday that they had found about 4,000 dead cattle in portions of two Southeast Texas counties searched in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike.
Some cattle that were left stranded or that perished might never be found, though. "They're being eaten by alligators," said Kathleen Phillips, spokeswoman for the Texas AgriLife Extension Service.
Meanwhile, the storm's strong winds and heavy rains heavily damaged the rice crop, equipment and storage facilities east of Houston. One official estimated that losses would be in the millions of dollars.
"It's not a pretty sight," Dwight Roberts, chief executive officer and president of the Houston-based U.S. Rice Producers Association, said Tuesday while out assessing losses.
Corralling loose animals continued Tuesday along with air and land surveys in Chambers and Jefferson counties; Orange and Liberty counties hadn't yet been searched.
Agriculture officials have estimated that as many as 20,000 cattle and horses were roaming the region. About 15,000 cattle have been sighted, officials said.
Twenty percent of those -- about 4,000 cattle -- did not survive the storm, said Andy Vestal, Texas AgriLife Extension Service liaison to the State Operations Center for Hurricane Ike.
"This is not all the cattle expected to be found stranded or dead, but it is a good start in locating these animals that are in dire need of assistance," he said in a prepared statement.
Agriculture officials are seeking donations and contributions of hay, feeding cubes, fresh water and troughs to help out producers in the region. So far $30,000 has been donated and about 340 bales of hay have been bought with the money or contributed.
A 5,000-gallon tanker of water, panels for makeshift pens and two flatbed trailers to haul hay were en route, Ed Smith, director of the extension service said in an e-mail late Tuesday.
Animal rescuers are racing against time because the storm-stressed cattle will continue to die without provisions, he said in the e-mail.
Cattle officials estimate that there were 35,000 cattle in the area before Ike hit. Some producers loaded up their animals and moved them out of Southeast Texas.
Cattle found roaming will be taken to a central location so ranchers, using brands and ear tags for identification, can find animals that belong to them. A special rangers division of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association and people from New Mexico's cattle industry are coordinating that effort, Phillips said.
"They want to be able to return them to the rightful owners," she said.
There should be little concern about cattle drinking salty water or eating grass from seawater-drenched pastures.
"It's so salty, they'll back off of it," said Buddy Faries, a rangeland specialist with the extension service.
Carcasses of cattle or other livestock must be disposed of properly, state officials said. The preferred way is burial. Public health and safety concerns are paramount to prevent the spread of disease and to protect water quality.
The cattle industry isn't the only one suffering. Ike walloped the rice crop east of Houston.
Entire fields were wiped out, Roberts said.
"I know [damages] are going to be well into the millions of dollars," he said.
Texas ranks No. 4 nationally in production of long-grain rice. Second crops for some producers are still possible, Roberts said.
Rice producers' problems from Ike won't end when the floodwaters recede, though. Saltwater from Ike's storm surge will cause difficulties for several growing seasons, he said.
"It takes awhile to get [the salt] out" of the soil, he said. More rain will help dilute the soil's salt concentration.
Much of the crop has been harvested, but the rice has not been dried fully and producers now face having to store green rice.
Because power supplies are down, generators are being sent into the region from neighboring states to help dry the rice, Roberts said.
i don't think it should take long to confirm that someone is missing. and how long do you think it would take for someone to check in, with some registry, to say "here i am!!"???? not long. government bumbling is the reason we don't have a ballpark figure of how many are dead here...and it's a lot more than 51.
Anonymous Coward User ID: 505251 9/17/2008 4:53 PM
i don't think it should take long to confirm that someone is missing. and how long do you think it would take for someone to check in, with some registry, to say "here i am!!"???? not long. government bumbling is the reason we don't have a ballpark figure of how many are dead here...and it's a lot more than 51.
Quoting: a passing cloud
Sounds like they've got an accurate tally of valuable livestock, though.
Priorities..
Anonymous Coward User ID: 502659 9/17/2008 4:59 PM
The more news that comes out of there the better, and I mean accurate stuff not hyped, just the cold hard truth. The entire track of this thing from landfall to Ohio and beyond. Again that is a hugh area, a goodly chuck of the whole USA. But Texas and Lousiana took the full brunt of it.
We heard of rescue and recovery efforts nearly ad nauseaum at the WTC for months.. a small piece of real estate. We will be hearing of Ike's damage and death toll for years to come as well.
The most important thing is that the information is accurate.
The_Venerable User ID: 412220 (OP) 9/17/2008 5:01 PM
i don't think it should take long to confirm that someone is missing. and how long do you think it would take for someone to check in, with some registry, to say "here i am!!"???? not long. government bumbling is the reason we don't have a ballpark figure of how many are dead here...and it's a lot more than 51.
Sounds like they've got an accurate tally of valuable livestock, though.
Priorities..
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 505251
Exactly. They might not know the final numbers, but they certainly know more than the are telling.
Of the 51 dead, only a few of those are from Texas. So far they have listed no deaths from Bolivar and 5 from Galveston. For reference, 7 are already listed dead in Indiana, all the way up north.
The_Venerable User ID: 412220 (OP) 9/17/2008 5:03 PM
As shocking as the pics are of the devastation....why is everyone so shocked at the supposed death toll.....If I remember correctly....the NHC, the local officials and the govt officials told everyone on the coast that if they decided to stay or did not evac in time that they faced certain death......why the surprise here folks? The reason why you aren't hearing about a huge death toll is because they are only reporting on what they have found......it is what they haven't found that is disturbing....they can't report on what is not there......they are not even certain how many people stayed so how can they be sure of how many perished....if there was a huge death toll, most of the bodies washed out to sea and they can never be recovered. Rescuers are reporting because there is nothing to report.
I agree. Thousands of houses are just gone...literally nothing left ( no debrie, roofing or anything). It would only make sense that the people washed away as well.
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 505074
Czar Chertoff just arrived in Galveston this morning. Why are the hoopla? Was he presiding over martial law on the Bolivar Peninsula?
Anonymous Coward User ID: 419054 9/17/2008 5:07 PM
i don't think it should take long to confirm that someone is missing. and how long do you think it would take for someone to check in, with some registry, to say "here i am!!"???? not long. government bumbling is the reason we don't have a ballpark figure of how many are dead here...and it's a lot more than 51.
Sounds like they've got an accurate tally of valuable livestock, though.
Priorities..
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 505251
And a new cache of recently useful social security numbers.
Anonymous Coward User ID: 387092 9/17/2008 5:08 PM
Chertoff said distribution of food and water were going smoothly.
"I'm happy to see that things are moving there," said Chertoff, who also reviewed operations at FEMA's primary distribution center. "We will continue to make sure the flow to the (centers) works uninterrupted."
As shocking as the pics are of the devastation....why is everyone so shocked at the supposed death toll.....If I remember correctly....the NHC, the local officials and the govt officials told everyone on the coast that if they decided to stay or did not evac in time that they faced certain death......why the surprise here folks? The reason why you aren't hearing about a huge death toll is because they are only reporting on what they have found......it is what they haven't found that is disturbing....they can't report on what is not there......they are not even certain how many people stayed so how can they be sure of how many perished....if there was a huge death toll, most of the bodies washed out to sea and they can never be recovered. Rescuers are reporting because there is nothing to report.
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 131338
The_Venerable User ID: 412220 (OP) 9/17/2008 5:15 PM
"Most of the more than 50 deaths occurred outside Texas, although authorities may never know if, or how many, people who tried to weather the storm were washed out to sea."
Ike victims attempt to return, but get turned away By JON GAMBRELL, Associated Press Writer
12 minutes ago
GALVESTON, Texas - Residents of this hurricane-wrecked island city launched an ill-advised attempt to return to their crippled hometown Wednesday, but instead fumed in hours of gridlocked traffic only to be turned away at the bridge.
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Traffic backed up for 20 miles along Interstate 45, the one route onto Galveston Island, jockeying for position with utility workers, repair crews and police trying to begin repairs to the city wrecked by Hurricane Ike five days ago.
The city announced Tuesday that people could briefly return under a new "look and leave" plan, causing evacuees all over the state to pack up and head for the coast. Hours later, it abruptly halted the policy out of fear of just the sort of roadway chaos occurring on Wednesday.
Some people in the long line angrily complained that they'd never heard the policy was rescinded.
"I don't understand this," Carlos Azucena said Wednesday, motioning toward repair workers after waiting in line three hours before he was rejected in his third try to go home. "You see those other people. They don't even live here; I live in Galveston."
Ike's death toll in the U.S. climbed past 50 Wednesday and appeared to level off in Texas, where search teams pulled out of Galveston having searched the entire island for survivors. The task force had checked on almost 6,000 people and performed more than 3,500 rescues since Friday. Seventeen people have died in the state.
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff was reviewing damage during his second stop in the state since Ike.
In Houston, the nation's fourth-largest city where power was still out and people were still lining up at dozens of distribution centers for basic needs, Chertoff said distribution of food and water were going smoothly.
"I'm happy to see that things are moving there," said Chertoff, who also reviewed operations at FEMA's primary distribution center. "We will continue to make sure the flow to the (centers) works uninterrupted."
His appearance comes a day after local officials complained that supplies were slow in getting to distribution points, and that the entire process had glitches.
Chertoff also said the federal government was working to help restore electricity to Houston, where nearly 1.4 million people were without power, probably until next week.
Emergency crews working to restore power in Galveston were among the long line trudging toward Galveston. The crowd of residents was only delaying repairs, officials said.
"It's not a good scenario," said Raquelle Lewis, a Texas Department of Transportation spokeswoman.
Lewis pleaded with Galveston residents not to waste scarcely available fuel by trying to head home.
Galveston City Manager Steve LeBlanc said police and county officials were working on opening more emergency lanes for first responders.
"We'll get it cleared up. We'll get it unclogged," he said.
The city suspended its look and leave policy because within one hour of the announcement three lanes of vehicles stretching along 15 miles tried to get onto the island.
Officials were working on a new plan to open the island by sections, LeBlanc said.
City and state officials still want people who stayed through the storm to get off the island because of concerns a growing health threat on the island.
Dr. David Lakey, state health commissioner, said he has seen respiratory illnesses, minor traumas such as burns and falls, stress and fatigue.
"The capacity to take care of moderate injuries and illnesses is not here at this time. It's my opinion that individuals should not be living on the island at this time."
The University of Texas Medical Branch hospital won't be able to take patients for a month or more. Seriously injured people are flown to Houston or elsewhere for treatment.
The search and rescue teams of Texas Task Force 1 spent four days making door-to-door searches across the island for those who rode out the storm. Some of the people they found were evacuated while others chose to stay in their homes.
In some cases, searchers were told that a resident had stayed on the peninsula for the hurricane, but had not been seen since.
In those instances, searchers checked the last place where the person was seen, then gave their names to local emergency managers for follow up, said Chuck Jones, a task force team leader. At times, information conflicted, with one neighbor saying a person had stayed for the storm and another saying they had evacuated before it hit.
Galveston County Medical Examiner Stephen Pustilnik said officials had confirmed the first death in nearby Brazoria County, and provided details on the five Galveston deaths: One drowned in a car, one was found in a hotel room, two dialysis patients died when the power went out and their machines failed, and a cancer patient on a breathing machine also died in the power outage.
Most of the more than 50 deaths occurred outside Texas, although authorities may never know if, or how many, people who tried to weather the storm were washed out to sea.
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Associated Press writers Andre Coe, Monica Rhor, Paul J. Weber, and Pauline Arrillaga in Houston, April Castro in Austin, and Christopher Sherman and Juan A. Lozano in Galveston contributed to this report.
Chertoff said distribution of food and water were going smoothly.
"I'm happy to see that things are moving there," said Chertoff, who also reviewed operations at FEMA's primary distribution center. "We will continue to make sure the flow to the (centers) works uninterrupted."
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 505251
FEMA is a No-Show in Rusk
Sep 17, 2008
RUSK, TX
The food, bottled water and ice city officials ordered and were expecting are not coming now, according to the city manager. And many who needed these supplies want to know why.
This is not the only community with lots of power outages and no supplies from FEMA. Tuesday night Rusk City Manager, Mike Murray, received word that the supplies the city was expecting were now going south. The reason, the need was much greater, Murray said. But some residents disagree.
Everyone in the city has water now, but they are still under a boil water notice, he said. And as far as electricity goes, the majority of the city is back up and running. But for some this is the fifth day without electricity and they said there going hungry. Though the local Brookshire's reopened a couple of days ago some people, especially seniors, said they don't have a way to get there. And these people said by the supplies being canceled they feel forgotten.
"I wish they were in our shoes, they need to help us for real," local Demetrius Edwards said. "We've got older people out here, kids, babies."
"We have come along way since Sunday and out state and federal agencies are working together with the power and water companies to get us back on our feet," State Representative Chuck Hopson said.
In Houston, the nation's fourth-largest city where power was still out and people were still lining up at dozens of distribution centers for basic needs, Chertoff said distribution of food and water were going smoothly.
"I'm happy to see that things are moving there," said Chertoff, who also reviewed operations at FEMA's primary distribution center. "We will continue to make sure the flow to the (centers) works uninterrupted."
His appearance comes a day after local officials complained that supplies were slow in getting to distribution points, and that the entire process had glitches.
Chertoff also said the federal government was working to help restore electricity to Houston, where nearly 1.4 million people were without power, probably until next week.
Emergency crews working to restore power in Galveston were among the long line trudging toward Galveston. The crowd of residents was only delaying repairs, officials said.
"It's not a good scenario," said Raquelle Lewis, a Texas Department of Transportation spokeswoman.
Lewis pleaded with Galveston residents not to waste scarcely available fuel by trying to head home.
Galveston City Manager Steve LeBlanc said police and county officials were working on opening more emergency lanes for first responders.
"We'll get it cleared up. We'll get it unclogged," he said.
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 501537
Chertoff lies to the public once again. The sad thing is that I've seen a lot of media reports today that gave token coverage and only quoted him without true context of the situation.
The misinformation campaign continues.
I'm calling every one of my local tv stations today and asking them if they will send someone down to the region. If they don't believe me, I am going to ask them to call their Houston affiliate to confirm what I'm saying is true. I ask all of you to do the same please. Thank you.
kevin, you're the one that said thousands would die on the night ike was hitting. now that you may have been proven correct you're backpedaling on this?
I am copying the reports that we get here on glp, and e-mailing them to everyone on my list. I know that's not much, but I can't think of any other way to get the word out. However, if everyone here on glp sends these stories to 20 or 30 people ...
Just remember, every little bit helps.
Thanks AQ, you rock.
Here's a reminder of the coverup:
Quoting: The_Venerable 412220
Thanks, Venerable. I appreciate your kind words.
And thanks also for this new video.
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Post-Ike emotions raw at Galveston council meeting
Associated Press - September 17, 2008 5:25 PM ET
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) - Tempers flared today at a Galveston city council meeting when a member questioned the emergency authority of Mayor Lyda Thomas after Hurricane Ike.
One councilman walked out of the meeting, meaning there was no longer a quorum.
The Galveston County Daily News reports that effectively extended the emergency powers of Thomas for another seven days.
The meeting, in the lobby of the Galveston County Justice Center, was attended by 4 of the city's seven council members.
The mayor said she didn't know where the three absent council members were. It's possible they were among those who evacuated before Ike slammed ashore Saturday -- devastating Galveston.
Councilwoman Elizabeth Beeton challenged the mayor, saying Galveston needed to return to a representative form of government as soon as possible to give residents a voice in decisions.
Councilman Danny Weber told Beeton she was clueless about how to operate the city during a disaster.
Weber then pushed his chair back and said, "I'm out of here."
Anonymous Coward User ID: 413608 9/17/2008 5:47 PM
IT IS AN ABSOLUTE DISGRACE THAT SUCH A DISASTER CAN ACCUR, AND THE MEDIA COVERAGE HAS BEEN AS IT HAS.
I JUST FEEL THAT THESE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN LEFT TO THERE OWN DEVICES.
CORRECT ME IF I AM WRONG, BUT, IT SEEMS THAT THE WORLD IS SO NOT CONCERNED, OR INFORMED ON WHAT IS HAPPENNING IN TEXAS.
IKE WAS A TOTAL DESTROYER, IT HAS EFECTED SOOOOO MANY PEOPLE, AND YET IT'S LIKE...WHAT? WHEN? WHERE? NO ONE KNOWS SHIT. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ASSHOLES WHO HELPED COVER UP THIS MESS...YOU SEEM TO BE GETTING WHAT YOU WANTED....FOR NOW.. THE AWARD FOR THE MOST EVIL FUCKED UP ORGANISATION, GOES TO.....THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT. totally the worst thing I have seen in a long time.
Quoting: angel22 504898
I have family and friends in Mexico. They are very worried about people in Texas and keep asking me what is going on. I tell them that all I know comes from GLP and the little videos that we can watch, other than that, the media is not saying anything. They say that news there said that the situation in Houston, Galveston, and other parts is really bad, but reporters can't film a lot because most of it, is restricted area.
Anonymous Coward User ID: 505079 9/17/2008 6:13 PM
nothing to see here, just more irresponsible
people wondering why the govt doesnt have all the
answers for them.
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 475771
For starters the federal government has restricted airspace over certain areas, thus the local news has been censored from doing its job.
Obviously you haven't watched the previously posted video, or you are braindead, or perhaps you truly are a heartless shill.
This is from: Newsvine.com
I don't know how to do a link.
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Galveston Coverup? You Decide.
News Type: Event — Wed Sep 17, 2008 3:04 AM EDT
GALVESTON, TX - President Bush "toured" the Galveston beach front earlier today, although all media outlets I checked did NOT show anything from the Bolivar peninsula down to Crystal Beach, and on towards the West End. And no mention was made in any report of the "no fly" order given by this same President, an order that has effectively rendered a media blackout after a major hurricane for the first time in American history. That's another in a long string of "first's" for President Bush, starting with the December, 2007 suspension of Habeus Corpus (the very foundation of civilized law for the last 800 years) through the most Executive Orders of any sitting President (more actually, than were signed from ALL of the previous U.S. Presidents COMBINED.....) that all but whittled away what was left of the Constitution as envisioned by the American Founding Fathers.
But the real story is what is unspoken by any news bureau.
Where are all the people?
No word or footage was released for the people WHO HAD DONE WHAT THEY WERE TOLD TO DO and evacuated and were waiting for word of property, neighbors and families. According to Mayor Thomas, 57,000 people called Galveston home, and over 20,000 either choose to stay or were unable to evacuate when the bridges were closed earlier than announced. 40% of the island's population inhabited the West End of the island. It is that same West End that is under media blackout. No photos, no video, no comment.
Do the math. 22,800 people called the West End home. Where are they?
True, some did heed the evacuation order. But even City Manager LeBlanc bemoaned the fact that over 20,000 residents were not able to leave when the bridges were closed, or they actually choose to stay and ride out the storm. What little reports are on major news feeds mention very low "confirmed" deaths (The Chicago Tribune says the death count for Hurricane Ike is 65, with "...most outside of Texas".) Is this like the situation in Afghanistan and Iraq whereby U.S. soldiers are airlifted as quickly as possible to hospitals in Germany with large percentages dying en route and shortly after arrival, thereby "lowering" the official U.S. death toll in the Middle East? Perhaps the absence of a body means no "confirmation" due to Ike will ever be forthcoming?
And the "no-fly" order? Nary a word on major news outlets: I found it first mentioned on Dr. Jeff Master's weather blog and site in comments by an air traffic controller 11:49 A.M. GMT, September 13, 2008: "Update. All Houston area airports are either closed and/or not providing ATC service. There is an airspace (surface to 5,000 feet) restriction spanning most of Southeast Texas that only allows SAR (Search-and-Rescue) aircraft." This is unprecedented in what used to be a "free" country, but modus operandi in totalitarian regimes. Some reporters have complained, and locally in Texas television station KHOU has been brave enough to broadcast their angst, but for the rest of America and the world, very little comment. (Also, Houston ABC affiliate KTRK reported that "police had banned media coverage of the west end of the island".)
Add to this the commandeering of the last and only available means of communication - cell phones - left to a hurting and stranded populace by FEMA (The U.S. "Federal Emergency Management Agency" that has quickly taken charge, but has slowly allowed relief supplies and workers access.). No justification has been given as to why this would be blocked from those left alive, and yet no one seems to question this bizarre move on the part of FEMA.
Amidst the tragedy arises a new concern.
We now know of a facility euphemistically called the "University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston" (UTMB), whose website proclaims, "An academic health center dedicated to educating science professionals and researchers....solving biomedical puzzles through research...", that contains a Level-IV Bio Lab, one of only five in the United States. Level 4 is the highest bio-hazard level, and the most dangerous. Even the prestigious National Research Council criticized a federal government analysis that concluded that these labs pose no health threat to heavily populated communities, like Boston's South End and Galveston. One cannot but wonder what sort of demented individual or group would advocate such a facility anywhere near a heavily populated area, much less one on a barrier island in a flood plane and hurricane-prone region.
A Level 4 Bio-hazard Lab routinely handles agents comprising biological weapons of mass destruction. The NRC report states the U.S. government "... failed to adequately consider the dangers of working with the world's deadliest germs, including Ebola and plague, in the middle of a congested urban neighborhood." Such a facility is in an area of residential structures that suffered water seven feet deep in the first floor, not to mention the high winds and towering waves. The official response to inquiry is that only "minor" damage was sustained, but the entire complex has been taken over by the military, and no reporters have been allowed near the labs.
To put this in perspective, consider the lab announcement from the University website:
"The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston is the site of the $167 million facility. Of the total 83,000-square-foot building, 12,362 square feet will be devoted to biosafety level 4 (BSL-4) research.
BSL-4 space is secure for work with "dangerous and exotic agents that pose a high individual risk of aerosol-transmitted laboratory infections and life-threatening disease," according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Among BSL-4 safeguards are special air seals and air ducts to and from the lab, individual air supplies for researchers, required personal protection suits for workers, and numerous levels of security for entry. Such labs study diseases including anthrax, Ebola, SARS, and others."
Also at the UTMB website:
"The Keiller Building did experience some flooding in the basement but the rest of the facility is fine. There has been no loss of biocontainment or biosecurity. All labs were decontaminated and secured prior to the arrival of the storm. All agents have been stored in proper containers. The Shope Lab within the Keiller Building also remains secure."
Mayor Thomas was observed crying over the situation, and was so overcome with emotion that she could not speak further at a news conference. City employees have been banned from not only answering questions, but from even "conversing" with the media.
In another unusual move, presiding Judge James Yarbrough has authorized the forceful removal of lawful property owners and survivors. To quote the order:
...Now Therefore, it is hereby ORDERED by the County Judge of Galveston County, Texas, that:
all survivors located on Bolivar Peninsula shall be and are hereby ORDERED to vacate Bolivar Peninsula; and
this Order shall take effect immediately from and after its issuance.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, on this, the 14th day of September, 2008.
Signed James D. Yarbrough, County Judge of Galveston County, Texas
According to Mayor Thomas of Galveston on Friday 9/12/2008, there are @57,000 permanent residents on the island. They estimated that about one-half evacuated. News reports repeatedly state that @ 2000 were rescued after landfall.
What about the remaining 26,500?
There are more questions than answers at this point. Unfortunately, no one seems to be asking any questions, and no one is risking their job volunteering any answers.
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 505251 9/17/2008 6:27 PM
Thomas, Beeton, Weber and Susan Fennewald apparently are the only council members in the city. Thomas said she did not know where Linda Colbert, Tarris Woods or Karen Mahoney were.
Councilwoman Beeson said Galveston was showing favoritism in allowing contractors for big businesses through the causeway checkpoint while homeowners were being kept out.
She also criticized Thomas and LeBlanc for providing services like food, water, power and medical care to city workers and not residents.
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