FoxNews TV reports that two of the pumping stations are up. Some areas will have running water in the next 24 hours, according to Mayor Nagin. Still trying to figure out the exact locations of the latest Garden District fires, that reportedly claimed a couple of houses. Latest prognoses include power back in 8 weeks and clean water in 3 weeks. Keep your fingers crossed. Nevertheless, New Orleans IS on its way back.
As the television shows footage of levee repair/sandbag drops, water pumping, fire dousing and water cleaning, people the nation over are still missing family and friends. Here are some online and telephone resources:
National Next of Kin Registry
Mail or fax your registration form.
Family Links Registry
Sponsored and recommended by the Red Cross
Yahoo! Missing Person and Survivor List
Comprehensive listing of people finders and missing person resources
Katrina I’m Ok Registry
Pinpoint search for another person and find information in three seconds. User puts in a phone number and immediately finds information about a person.
Katrina People Finder
Systematic collection and reconcilation of all the different Craigslist/newspaper type bulletins into a single, searchable database. Volunteer-based – they need help! If you can program or enter data, contact them.
For best results, put your missing person information into all of these online devices and call them. Keep the faith that you will find your loved ones safe and sound, as do all of us out here.
I think the Katrina People Finder is Up.
katrinalist.net.
CNN.com has a registry too — http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2005/hurricanes/list/
(I checked for your names but didn’t find you!)