Katrina thoughts
Aug. 11th, 2006 11:13 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
asherisThe innundation of New Orleans (Interactive flash piece by the New Orleans Times-Picayune.) Be sure to check the link for the flood depth map.
Stories about John McCusker, a photographer for the Times-Picayune in New Orleans who is suffering severe psychological trauma after what he witnessed during katrina, and his recent arrest as he begged cops to kill him.
For some first-person stories, check out the Daily Kos Katrina Blog Project, which is collecting stories from people about their experiences and reflections on the upcoming one-year anniversary. I particularly recommend: "You can hear the dogs yelping" - A Katrina Diary, They Are Not Coming...A Katrina Diary, Katrina Blog Project: Filling the Void, and Katrina-The Abandonment of New Orleans (Photos). (There are many more, but I haven't been able to read them all.)
Also check out the Hurricane Digital Memory Bank.
Stories about John McCusker, a photographer for the Times-Picayune in New Orleans who is suffering severe psychological trauma after what he witnessed during katrina, and his recent arrest as he begged cops to kill him.
For some first-person stories, check out the Daily Kos Katrina Blog Project, which is collecting stories from people about their experiences and reflections on the upcoming one-year anniversary. I particularly recommend: "You can hear the dogs yelping" - A Katrina Diary, They Are Not Coming...A Katrina Diary, Katrina Blog Project: Filling the Void, and Katrina-The Abandonment of New Orleans (Photos). (There are many more, but I haven't been able to read them all.)
Also check out the Hurricane Digital Memory Bank.
