Some scary, scary reports are coming out of the Louisiana Superdome.
A 2-year-old girl slept in a pool of urine. Crack vials littered the restroom. Blood stains the walls next to vending machines smashed by teenagers.
The Louisiana Superdome, once a mighty testament to architecture and ingenuity, became the biggest storm shelter in New Orleans the day before Katrina’s arrival Monday. About 16,000 people eventually settled in. Within two days, it had degenerated into unspeakable horror. A few hundred were evacuated from the arena yesterday, and buses will take away the remaining people today.
“We pee on the floor. We are like animals,” Taffany Smith, 25, said as she cradled her 3-week-old son, Terry. In her right hand she carried a half-full bottle of formula provided by rescuers. Baby supplies are running low; one mother said she was given two diapers and told to scrape them off when they got dirty and use them again.
At least two people, including a child, have been raped as the arena darkened at night. At least three people have died, including one man who jumped 50 feet to his death, saying he had nothing left to live for.
As if that not enough, they’ve taken to firing shots at helicopters coming to rescue them… But for truely frightening stuff, listen to the police scanners.
Thanks to humhum for the links
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2 responses to “Hell on Earth”
Have you read some of the accounts from UK citizens caught in the dome. Scary stuff. Bullying for control water and food.
Yeah, it’s frightening, I really think New Orleans is lost, pretty much Atlantis style…
I read that if they want to rid the basin of all the decontamination, they’ll have to demolish everything, clear that away and dig another 5 to 8 feet down to get rid if the contaminated soil.
Now that doesn’t sound like the smartest of ideas given recent events, so why bother rebuilding really?
Me and a friend guess if that *had* to rebuild, they should build it on top of a huge parking deck, so at worst a few cars go missing.
and yes, we were only joking…