[laughs] we understand it s been devastating damage to the infrastructure when it comes to electricity. sewage pumping stations don t have enough power, so they could be potential health hazards from that. how long before he pulled the plug and say let s go visit family somewhere else in the country? we been having that discussion actually since last night. we are just taking it day by day right now, we are waiting to see how long the power might be out, if it s going to be days or weeks or maybe even months. we are just taking it day by day and we ll see what our next steps are. we are fortunate that we have a generator and we ll be okay for a few days we need to. but having a toddler, we re just going to take it day by day for right now and see if we can get to family or somewhere else. sandra: naturally try to think of everything, because he just don t know what s coming your way and you don t know how
of rain a year. already 65 inches. so this is going to really add to some of the record totals. we also just found out a short time ago, jim, two sewage pumping stations east and west banks of new orleans have been affected by power outages. so that could lead to some sewage backups. that s another problem they ll have to be dealing with in the coming hours. but they are going to address those sewage backups with a generator at the pumping stations. i m going to swing down here. you can see again just the violent nature of this wind and rain as this has really picked up in the last hour or so. it s going to get worse in the next few hours. both the governor and the mayor have said people, do not go out in this stuff. if you call 911 right now, we don t think we ll be able to get to you for the next several hours. you have to hunker down right now. of course, people trying to evacuate. but the mayor did say before this, they couldn t order a
SEWAGE spilled directly into Scotland’s rivers, lochs and seas at least 12,000 times last year, new figures reveal – but the true figure is likely much higher. Data obtained via a freedom of information request shows that there were 12,238 ‘overflow events’ from Wastewater Treatment Works (WwTWs) and Sewage Pumping Stations (SPS) reported by Scottish Water in 2020. This means sewage is discharged directly into Scotland’s waters, including habitats for rare and important species and others used by swimmers, surfers and anglers. Scottish Water says it is necessary at times, such as when the system is overwhelmed by heavy rainfall. However, campaigners have described the figures as “shocking,” warning that the discharges are “incredibly damaging to both the environment and human health”.