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Katrina: At A Glance

September 3, 2005

10 p.m. Death Toll Is Now 161 In Mississippi For Six Coastal Counties
Mississippi's death toll from Hurricane Katrina is now 161. That's according to the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. MEMA hasn't provided a county-by-county breakdown.

4:20 More Troops Coming
Another 10,000 National Guard troops will be deployed to Louisiana in the coming days.

4:12 p.m. Fires Add To Chaos In New Orleans
Several fires in New Orleans are adding to the devastation in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Fire broke out Saturday in the Saks Fifth Avenue store in the Canal Place shopping center downtown, and firefighters had to bring in tanker trucks of water to keep it under control. Officials say the blaze was contained after several hours. The cause isn't known.

On Friday, one fire destroyed a four-story residence building diagonally across Canal Street from the shopping center. Another bigger fire also broke out Friday with a thunderous explosion in a warehouse downriver from the French Quarter. It continues to burn.

3:20 p.m. Latest From FEMA, Red Cross
$196.9 million raised by the American Red Cross

123,000 people sheltered in Houston. Another 100,000 are in hotels. More than 25,000 others are safely in other shelters in the region.

1,500 to 2,000 beds for care are open in the Houston area.

To find loved ones, call 1-877-LOVED-1S. You can also post messages by clicking here.

1:06 p.m. Thousands Rescued
Homeland Security Michael Chertoff says the Coast Guard has rescued 9,500 people in areas ravaged by Hurricane Katrina and humanitarian aid has gone to 100,000 people.

12:03 p.m. Many Dying At Airport For Lack Of Medical Care
Another desperate situation is unfolding in New Orleans -- this time, at the city's international airport. Thousands of people are still in a medical triage center there, and many of them are dying because of a lack of medical care.

11:20 a.m. Superdome Evacuation Resumes
Evacuations from the Superdome have resumed.

10:38 a.m. Buses Arrive At Convention Center
There is another welcome sight for the estimated 25,000 people who've been waiting for days at the New Orleans Convention Center. A fleet of air-conditioned buses has arrived. The buses rolled up Saturday morning to start evacuating the huge crowd. And thousands of people began dragging their belongings up the street.

6:43 a.m. No Classes At Tulane Campus This Fall
The Tulane University president announced that there will be no classes on campus for the fall semester. Students will be transferred to other universities for the semester.

6:20 a.m. Hiberna Defers Payments
Some Hiberna customers in Louisiana and Mississippi (those in zip codes that start with 700, 701, 703, 704, 394, 395 or 396) will not have to make any payments on their loans until January 2006.

6:10 a.m. Power Restored To Some Covington Buildings CLECO has restored power to 572 customers in Covington, La., including several public buildings including a water pumping center, the fair grounds, a hospital and a fire station.

6:10 a.m. St. Tammany Parish and Washington Parish evacuees are being asked not to return home yet.

5 a.m. Superdome Evacuation Stalls Again
There's another evacuation delay at the Superdome. The National Guard says the buses have stopped running and it could be tomorrow before things get rolling again. There are only a couple of thousand people left and soldiers say the evacuees are taking it calmly. A Guard captain says the dome could have been empty by now if the buses had kept rolling. -- Associated Press

5 a.m. Oil Spill Reported Near Venice
State officials said today they have spotted a huge oil spill near two storage tanks at the town of Venice, on the Mississippi River downstream from New Orleans. A flyover by the Department of Environmental Quality revealed what was described as a "major" oil spill. A spokesman says it's unclear how much oil had spilled or where it's coming from. -- Associated Press

5 a.m. More Evacuees Go To Texas
More Texas cities will be accepting hundreds and in some cases thousands of hurricane evacuees from Louisiana. Governor Rick Perry says Texas now has 56 shelters open. Perry has ordered deployment of 1,000 Texas National Guard troops to help with in-state support and security. -- Associated Press

12:01 a.m. Telethon Raises More Than $1 Million
WESH TV-2 Telethon raises $1,060,287 for the American Red Cross. We want to say thank you to all of those who mad a donation.

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