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Nawlins Levees breached--again
Dozens of blocks throughout New Orleans blocks are underwater after rain poured over a patched levee, confirming fears that the city's weakened levees would not be able to handle additional rainfall. Water is waist deep and steadily rising on the street that runs next to the Industrial Canal. The Army Corps repaired the section after Hurricane Katrina flooded the Lower Ninth Ward. The Industrial Canal drains Lake Poncatrain into the Mississippi river.As many as 500,000 people in southwestern Louisiana, many of them already displaced by Hurricane Katrina, were told to evacuate and many jammed roads in a bid to escape. Governor Kathleen Blanco advised those refusing to leave to write their social security numbers on their arms with permanent ink. They voted for a governor and got a comedian. Forecasts call for up to 5-inches of rain in New Orleans over Friday and Saturday. Posted by: GK 2005-09-23 |
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