Algiers update Sep 23, 2005
After closely monitoring the news and the forecasted track of Hurricane Rita we decided to stay put in Algiers and so far so good. The max winds we got last night were about 40mph from the east and we also got a few good rain squals but no flooding. We needed the water due to so much tree debri that had dried out and was just waiting to catch fire.
We lost power last night for about 8 hours but this morning it was back on and has remained. We expect some moderate southeasterlies today and tonight but it appears we have been spared the worse of Rita. Unfortunatetly the induxtrial canal levee patches have breached again so the 9th ward will get flooded again but they are saying that once the main storm clears they are pre-positioned to pump the water out.
Hopefully one Rita clears they will restart the re-entry of New Orleans in the dry zip codes and we can get back to cleanign up and also have a bit of freedom to drive around. We have ben stuck in Algiers due to road closures for most of this week.
Winn Dixie in Algiers is open with about 50% stock and probably half the gas stations are open again. Little by little things are coming back to a semblance of normalcy.
Check out these pics of the car ferries and the barges on the river.
Main powerlines down on river road near Algiers side of Chalmette ferry landing.
Barge on levee. My uncle who stayed behind in Algiers during Katrina said that the water in the river was 18" from the top of the levee and the barges were pounding the levee. There are hundreds of barges along the levee all along the river on both sides.
Chalmette Ferry on the levee just south of the Algiers locks on the westbank side.
Second Chalmette ferry on the levee on the westbank side of the ferry landing.
We lost power last night for about 8 hours but this morning it was back on and has remained. We expect some moderate southeasterlies today and tonight but it appears we have been spared the worse of Rita. Unfortunatetly the induxtrial canal levee patches have breached again so the 9th ward will get flooded again but they are saying that once the main storm clears they are pre-positioned to pump the water out.
Hopefully one Rita clears they will restart the re-entry of New Orleans in the dry zip codes and we can get back to cleanign up and also have a bit of freedom to drive around. We have ben stuck in Algiers due to road closures for most of this week.
Winn Dixie in Algiers is open with about 50% stock and probably half the gas stations are open again. Little by little things are coming back to a semblance of normalcy.
Check out these pics of the car ferries and the barges on the river.
Main powerlines down on river road near Algiers side of Chalmette ferry landing.
Barge on levee. My uncle who stayed behind in Algiers during Katrina said that the water in the river was 18" from the top of the levee and the barges were pounding the levee. There are hundreds of barges along the levee all along the river on both sides.
Chalmette Ferry on the levee just south of the Algiers locks on the westbank side.
Second Chalmette ferry on the levee on the westbank side of the ferry landing.
posted by Nick Spetsiotis at 12:14 PM
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