plaque mince parish. sheriff, what can you tell us about the rescue operation at this point? .around 3:00 a.m. this morning, we was contacted by some officials here in plaque mince parish, and told us that they were having some problems with tidal flooding and overtopping the levee system, which caused some serious flooding in their jurisdiction. how many people have been rescued so far and how many people have yet to be rescued? not quite sure how many is left out there. well over 30 people we saw come in this morning that was brought to our jail where they were sheltered and fed. the. the parish president did say that the situation here at least in some parts was worse than hurricane katrina. what do you think? what do you see as the situation being here? yeah, he s exactly right. i know he s been fighting for flood protection for his parish for a very long time. and i think we have flowed protection here today since katrina to protect st. bernard parrish rish and the effect
what will end up happening, they ll come to us and ask us if we re willing to do that. we ll look at every way possible to unwater that the area. meaning pumping? it could be pumping water out, a number of things. we re going to do what s the safest and best for the individuals in that area. let me transition to the levees protecting new orleans. the governor, the mayor all saying this is how it s supposed to work. we ve not seen any major issues here. that s exactly right. even today we worked very closely. yesterday i told you we worked closely with the sewage and water boards and other folks pumping into the system so we can pump out. it s worked so far. we had a couple of pumps go down. able to get them back online. it s working really, really well. obviously, we re going through another wave here. you re confident and the army corps of engineers is actually opening i believe you told me it s the largest pump in the world? largest pump station in the world down in pla
that we see today simply was a hurricane isaac, but they see the effects of i a hurricane katrina just across the flood wall. sheriff, thank you so much for joining us. good luck today. again governor bobby jindal says officials are thinking of intentionally breaching part of the levee. rescue crews, the national guard are still trying to rescue dozens of people who may be trapped behind that flood wall. tamron? were gabe, thank you very much. ken holder is with the arm corps of engineers. help me understand what s happening in plaque mince parish. that is not a part of the federal rally funded levee that was fortified for new orleans, right? that s exactly right. that s a private levee and they re working on that trying to get it to where they need to get it. the u.s. army corps of engineers may still it be involved in this idea of breaching the levee if the governor decides to move.