The Eight Signs Of The Apocalypse

"We would really encourage people not to come back [to New Orleans] for at least a week," said Ivor van Heerden, deputy director of the Louisiana State University Hurricane Center and director of the Center for the Study of Public Health Impacts of Hurricanes in Baton Rouge.

Van Heerden ticked off the problems anyone returning to the city would find: "no sewage, no drinking water, contamination, threat of rapid increase in mosquitoes, roads are impassible, downed power lines everywhere, trees, debris from houses in the roads, no way to go shopping, no gas." [Emphasis added.]

Okay, he probably means shopping for essential items. But the way it's worded does look kinda comical: "No way to go shopping?! OH MY GAWD!!"

Update, 8/30/05:

Gary Loveman, Harrah's CEO, says he didn't know when gambling would resume, "It's impossible to speculate."

Posted by Eddie Tews at August 29, 2005 04:53 PM