It seems that Hurricane Gustav, now Category 4 strength with winds of about 140 miles per hour, is eyeing the U.S. mainland, probably Louisiana. Landfall could come sometime Monday morning. Parishes in Louisiana have been falling under mandatory evacuations throughout the day, and now the city of New Orleans is finding itself in one. Others have been fleeing voluntarily. Over a million people have been reportedly fleeing the Gulf. Republican leaders, led by the governors of Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi will not be attending the GOP Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota, choosing to lead the crisis management work back home. Over 80 people are dead in the Caribbean, mostly in Haiti, after this storm rolled through that area.
We most certainly need to keep the people of the Gulf, and all others affected, in our thoughts and prayers during this seriously concerning time.
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