What are the realistic estimates of death toll?

[BayCityProgressive]

What are most experts saying of the death toll in the South? I can't imagine it will stay low with the mass destruction we have seen. This is truly the most horrible thing I have ever seen in my life.

[meisje]

1. more than 10,000 when it is over

[hang a left]

2. God no

I hope it is not that high.

[ohio_liberal]

3. I've seen two estimates

30,000 and 100,000. One of them was LSU, I cant remember which number was theirs. No links, sorry.

[dweller]

4. LSU - 100k

estimated by the 300k thought to have stayed behind, computer models say 1/3 would die.

:(

dp

[bloom]

6. And now they want to limit press access....

so will they ever say?

[milkyway]

5. My guess: 10,00-50,000. I think it was the Red Cross on Sunday who

estimated there would be 40,000-60,000 dead if the hurricane caused New Orleans to flood. And that estimate didn't even take into account the criminal lack of response of the bush admin.

[AlCzervik]

7. Those houses you see with water to the roof line? Many people are

went to their attics and many didn't have an ax so i think you can get a mental picture of what the toll might be headed near. Those people won't be found for weeks i imagine or maybe months.

[libertypirate]

8. I don't know... too many

BULLETIN ITEM: Observers Are Seeing 1,000s Of Dead Bodies Along The Gulf
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4568164

If true Bush will pay...

CHINA just evacuated 790,000 in path of hurricane, "W"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=4565510&mesg_id=4565510

[OneBlueSky]

9. it will likely top 50,000 . . . maybe substantially . . .

and we'll never know the real count, because many bodies will never be found or accounted for (washed out to sea, etc.) . . .