From the Coast Guard, late Tuesday night, August 30 ...

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PLUCKED TO SAFETY Police took boats into flooded areas to rescue some of the stranded and others were plucked off rooftops by helicopter. The Coast Guard helped rescue 1,200 in New Orleans on Monday night and thousands more all along the Gulf Coast on Tuesday. "We've been pulling them off sometimes four at a time, sometimes as many as 12," said Coast Guard Petty Officer Larry Chambers. "People are being taken to the nearest dry spot then the helicopter's going back and picking up more people." New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin reported bodies floating in the city's floodwaters, which may have measured 20 feet (6 metres) deep in places. New Orleans is a bowl-like city mostly below sea level and protected by levees or embankments. The levees gave way overnight in places, including a 200-foot (60 metre) breach that allowed the lake waters to pour into the city center. Blanco said a plan was being developed to evacuate the Superdome, which had no electricity, and other shelters.



The Coast Guard, as is often the case, were unsung heroes in this ... 1200 people rescued the night of the hurricane ? WOW ..

Peter, that was quite the video...