I took the time tonight to catch up on the news coming out of Mississippi and New Orleans today. I sat in front of CNN and viewed their gallery of photos of the damage in the affected areas. I watched a a couple of their live feeds from Biloxi. I saw the 26 foot high storm surge come into town; it reminded me of the raw footage of the tsunami raging up the shore into the resort huts and restaurants.
I read that volunteers are having to push aside the bodies of the dead in order to concentrate on finding those still alive. They are painting black symbols on the fronts of houses as a sign that the house contains bodies. They don't have the bandwidth to deal with the dead, nor the electricity or refrigeration to store them. News stations have talked all day about the numbers, 80 known dead. But they all include a qualification that these numbers are expected to rise.
Seeing all of the destruction, I can't help but think $26 million dollars is a gross underestimate when it comes to the cost of clean-up.
Lastly, I read that this disaster is going to bring about a gas crises. Ummm, weren't we already in a gas crisis?
But most importantly: To those of you who have lost family members and loved ones in this tragedy, to those who have lost their homes and property, I'm terribly sorry for you loss. My heart goes out to you.
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