Monday, August 29, 2005
Hurricane Katrina
I have just gotten news that my family in Ocean Springs, Mississippi has successfully evacuated to my parents' house in Nashville, Tennessee. More on this to follow.
Update: Check a local news source's link to satellite imagery here.
New update: Aunt Marian writes...
Our neighbors stayed at their house and report that our roof and the boat are okay. However, a foot of water was in the house. As Madeleine can tell you flooding is not covered by insurance unless you have specific flooding insurance. If the roof was hit and let water in or a window blown out and let water in that would be covered by the wind damage part of the insurance - which we do have.
Never thought that one would HOPE that part of their roof blew off in their absence, but then, sometimes that's how it goes...
We are glad that we are here and not there. Here we have a/c and real food. we took our dirty laundry with us and have been able to do laundry. If we were at home we couldn't say those things.
As of September 2, they are still unable to return home to Mississippi.
Update: Check a local news source's link to satellite imagery here.
New update: Aunt Marian writes...
Our neighbors stayed at their house and report that our roof and the boat are okay. However, a foot of water was in the house. As Madeleine can tell you flooding is not covered by insurance unless you have specific flooding insurance. If the roof was hit and let water in or a window blown out and let water in that would be covered by the wind damage part of the insurance - which we do have.
Never thought that one would HOPE that part of their roof blew off in their absence, but then, sometimes that's how it goes...
We are glad that we are here and not there. Here we have a/c and real food. we took our dirty laundry with us and have been able to do laundry. If we were at home we couldn't say those things.
As of September 2, they are still unable to return home to Mississippi.
