"Controlled" flooding???

Brett's Honey · 09-10-2005, 10:55 PM

(From http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/9/3/202440/5426)

how about controlled FLOODING? (none / 0)

of an east side neighborhood to 'Flush things out'

from the diaried Guardian link above:

Williams only left his apartment after the authorities took the decision to flood his district in an apparent attempt to sluice out some of the water that had submerged a neighbouring district. Like hundreds of others he had heard the news of the decision to flood his district on the radio. The authorities had given people in the district until 5pm on Tuesday to get out - after that they would open the floodgates.

'We thought we could live without electricity for a few weeks because we had food. But then they told us they were opening the floodgates,' said Arineatta Walker, who fled the area with her daughter and two grandchildren.

'So about two o'clock we went on to the streets and we asked the army, "Where can we go?". And they said, "Just take off because there's no one going to come back for you." They kicked my family out of there. If I knew how to hotwire a car I would have,' Walker said.

What is really going on in NO?

I know there will be a ton of rumors concerning "news" like this, I wondered if anyone saw anythiing like this anywhere else?

09-10-2005, 10:55 PM	#1
Brett's Honey whatever Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 308	"Controlled" flooding??? (From http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/9/3/202440/5426) how about controlled FLOODING? (none / 0) of an east side neighborhood to 'Flush things out' from the diaried Guardian link above: Williams only left his apartment after the authorities took the decision to flood his district in an apparent attempt to sluice out some of the water that had submerged a neighbouring district. Like hundreds of others he had heard the news of the decision to flood his district on the radio. The authorities had given people in the district until 5pm on Tuesday to get out - after that they would open the floodgates. 'We thought we could live without electricity for a few weeks because we had food. But then they told us they were opening the floodgates,' said Arineatta Walker, who fled the area with her daughter and two grandchildren. 'So about two o'clock we went on to the streets and we asked the army, "Where can we go?". And they said, "Just take off because there's no one going to come back for you." They kicked my family out of there. If I knew how to hotwire a car I would have,' Walker said. What is really going on in NO? I know there will be a ton of rumors concerning "news" like this, I wondered if anyone saw anythiing like this anywhere else? Last edited by Brett's Honey; 09-11-2005 at 01:08 AM.

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