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Aug 31st, 2005 at 10:33 am by Susie

Jut one of the many disturbing scenes from the aftermath:

Late Tuesday, Gov. Blanco spokeswoman Denise Bottcher described a disturbing scene unfolding in uptown New Orleans, where looters were trying to break into Children’s Hospital.

Bottcher said the director of the hospital fears for the safety of the staff and the 100 kids inside the hospital. The director said the hospital is locked, but that the looters were trying to break in and had gathered outside the facility.

The director has sought help from the police, but, due to rising flood waters, police have not been able to respond.

Bottcher said Blanco has been told of the situation and has informed the National Guard. However, Bottcher said, the National Guard has also been unable to respond.

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7 Responses to “Desperate Situation”

on 31 Aug 2005 at 10:42 am1Jerri

I do not know the lay out, but is this hospital on the last bit of dry land? If so why isn’t this hospital being evacuated. Think, the people in new orleans cannot be helped it they remain in a city with constant rising water.
on 31 Aug 2005 at 10:55 am2james richardson

what could you loot from a children’s hospital?
on 31 Aug 2005 at 11:16 am3steveeboy

were they looters????

or ZOMBIES????
on 31 Aug 2005 at 11:38 am4Jerri

I have seen a report on cnn that cars are being car jacked. But, I have yet to see a car that was not submerged leaking gas.
on 31 Aug 2005 at 12:09 pm5Lis Riba

Just saw on nola, “emergency generators at Charity and University hospitals in downtown New Orleans ran out of fuel and shut down at 8 a.m. today”
on 31 Aug 2005 at 1:07 pm6Izquierdo

Drugs can be looted from a children’s hospital.
on 31 Aug 2005 at 7:35 pm7Lis Riba

FALSE ALARM/Urban Legend

From Nola.com:

Doug Mittelstaedt, vice-president of Human Resources for Children’s Hospital in New Orleans, said one of the biggest issues at the hospital on Wednesday was debunking the prevalent rumor that looters had stormed the hospital.

Mittelstaedt said things actually were operating smoothly at the hospital - the generator was running efficiently and efforts to relocate patients were going well - but fighting the rumor was a major issue.

Officials had to lock the doors of the hospital because people had arrived, apparently thinking there was a mob scene and they could get in on looting.

So that’s one less worry about the state of fellow human beings. Some of the worst rumors about prison riots are also apparently false.