Haven't heard from K's family yet. That's understandable, given that cell and landline phone service is disrupted (text messaging still works, but I don't know if any of the family has text messaging - I don't think his sister even has a cell phone). But still, I know we'd feel better to get word that they're OK.
We've been trying to figure out how their area might have fared, but it's pretty hard. There are various blogs and discussion boards for the different parishes, so a lot of what's out there about their specific area is anecdotal. And a lot of it is conflicting - some reports say there's 10 feet of water, some say it's bone-dry. We may just have to wait until family gets back in to really know how their houses fared. Word is that people will be allowed back in in a week to get essential items, but then will have to leave again, and will have to stay out for a month. Yikes. How are they supposed to live for that month with no job, no money? Of course, depending on where people worked, they may not have a workplace to go back to. This wasn't the direct hit they feared, and it could have been far worse. But still, it's bad enough, and it will take the region a while to really recover.
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