Comments on: Hurricane Rita Alert (update)

By: Gigahertz Inc.

Gigahertz Inc. — Tue, 27 Sep 2005 00:33:15 +0000

http://www.CrisisSearch.com has many Rita and Katrina recovery links. Please submit other good helping crisis sites that are not yet added.

By: Sumita

Sumita — Sat, 24 Sep 2005 11:33:52 +0000

Just read that Infosys, the IT services company, airlifted its 86 employees and thei families on a chartered flight from Houston as the hurricane approached.

Corporate care taken on new dimensions..Very heartening

http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=78732&headline=Infosys~airlifts~its~83~US~staffers,~kin

Sumita

By: cicatrix

cicatrix — Sat, 24 Sep 2005 10:36:49 +0000

Wow. Good catch Manish. Definitely Sri Lankan. Thanks for posting the link.

By: Lat

Lat — Sat, 24 Sep 2005 04:51:15 +0000

Aloha from Hawaii!

To all of you out there evacuating the Hurricanes: Our prayers are with you. May the blessings of our Heavenly Father be with you always. We will all get through this and all the trials and tribulations will bring us closer together as ONE NATION UNDER GOD, brothers and sisters seeking one purpose in this life to keep peace and harmony in our daily lives.

We feel for you and we love you and WE KNOW that you're strong enough to make it through. Our leaders are doing the best they can, let us say a silent prayer in our hearts. Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will hear our sincere prayers. Let us all practice the brotherhoods and sisterhoods of love and forgiveness during these times of hardships.

Much love and ALOHA from Hawaii.

By: Manish Vij

Manish Vij — Sat, 24 Sep 2005 01:01:55 +0000

Sri Lankan-sounding family stranded on the freeway:

"I don't know what to do," said Nissanka Dharmawardene, who left Wednesdsay evening with his wife and two children from their home in Clear Lake, a flood-prone area in south Houston. Almost 36 hours later, they were on the grassy shoulder of Interstate 45, about 50 miles from home. Their gas-starved car was pointed northbound on the normally southbound lane, a result of officials who rerouted traffic Thursday in an unprecedented step to relieve horrific congestion... "Last night we were bewildered. Now we are hoping, waiting for trucks to come," said Dharmawardene, 52.

By: runnerwallah

runnerwallah — Fri, 23 Sep 2005 18:44:03 +0000

It's been bad going out of Houston - unfortunately, it may be even worse coming back into Houston after the storm passes. All the fuel supplies along the way will have been exhausted. The evacuation had some semblance of being staggered. The re-entrance into Houston will not be staggered. Hopefully people will be more prepared on the return, if any such thing is even possible.

A relative of mine made the Houston-Dallas journey using the back roads as much as possible instead of highways. It took him considerably less time to get to Dallas than those who used the highways.

By: GA

GA — Fri, 23 Sep 2005 05:46:33 +0000

Latest update: they’ve opened all lanes going both ways on I45 and I10, outbound (counterflow) to Dallas and San Antonio. My wife, mother and kids left yesterday @ 4pm..they didn’t reach Dallas until 10am this morning. To think they were the lucky ones, others who’ve started out a bit later were stuck on almost all lanes out of Houston. The stories were heartbreaking today of babies and the elderly stranded out in almost 100 F heat. I did not have any peace of mind until my wife called and said they had reached safely. No signs of any crazy weather here yet, probably tommorow night. I’ve spent the last three days preparing my parents home and mine for the worst. I work in the local hospital in the medical center here, I will have to ride out the storm here near Downtown. Flooding is a possible. The stores all crazy, theres barely any food on the shelves and every gas station in town has run out of fuel. Hopefully Rita will keep moving more north and east. I’m a proud Houstonian and, we will overcome this. Keep us in your thougts and prayers.

By: Ikram

Ikram — Thu, 22 Sep 2005 23:09:23 +0000

Traffic is a mess and the storm track is shifting west to Lousiana. At the point, if you live on the west side of the city, it may be best to sit tight. Katy is quite far west — should be fine as long as you don’t live near any trees.

By: nofixedadderess

nofixedadderess — Thu, 22 Sep 2005 23:08:06 +0000

Katy is slightly inland…..so a bit safer…one probably should stay on course once oubound….the exit from houston is aweful but the storm is still 36 hours away and most of the people on the roads currently would reach dallas/austin/san-ant by that time…..

i need to get going too…..got called to the hospital for emergency cover last night so couldnt leave…..there are a total of 12 cars remaining in my apartment complex as of now(kinda scary looking)…..

damn i hate such inconveniences….

By: DesiDudeInAustin

DesiDudeInAustin — Thu, 22 Sep 2005 23:07:34 +0000

Abhi.... texting still works on cellphones with Houston numbers. Try that. It is small bursty data and works well where phone calls are impossible due to peaking demands.

'txtng gts da msg thru'