A brief update from Hattiesburg, MS. The Stennis Space Center is where many Pearlington residents took refuge during Katrina.

Sent: Monday, September 01, 2008 5:07 PM

Winds and rain have picked up again and I want to unplug my computer in case we lose electricity. 100 homes in Pearlington flooded and a tornado touched down near Stennis Space Center. Of course, Pearlington is just a few miles from the Center so I don’t know yet where it touched down. I’ll wait until the storm has moved out of our area before I call Dallas. I don’t know when she’ll go back, but she could tell us how the community center withstood the hurricane. I-90 was covered with water from Biloxi through Hancock County. I don’t know how much of our local news you can get so I’ll try to keep you updated. We are still under a tornado watch.

An add’l update from Pearlington…
Sent: Monday, September 01, 2008 9:31 PM
Subject: Re: 9:15 pm

The 604 and White’s Road are under 3 feet of water–and there is no electricity in town, but the Community Center is fine, she said. Of course, the Beach Highway-90-is also flooded along with other areas.

On August 4th, CAN-DO will be departing from three states, CA, GA and CO, with trucks filled with much needed supplies for the residence of Oakville and Lousia County. We will also be broadcasting the trip live via virtualvolunteer.tv so donors as well as our sponsors can watch live as there contributions actually reach the people. If you want to help or get involved on any level, feel free to contact us at:
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WAPELLO, Iowa – Gov. Chet Culver and first lady Mari Culver are scheduled this afternoon to tour Oakville and Wapello.

Oakville was evacuated June 14, when its levee failed and was topped by the Iowa River. The town remains closed, but some of its 400 residents have been allowed to visit their homes and get some of their belongings.