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Hurricane Katrina Hits Gulf Coast Flood News Orleans
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| On Monday August 29th hurricane Katrina a strong category storm struck the Gulf Coast near the mouth of the Mississippi River. The storm brought widespread devestation the Gulf Coast were it struck flattening town and destroying much of what was in its past. 48 hours before the hurricane hit the mayor of New Orleans ordered a mandatory evacuation of the city. The hurricane did not make a direct hit on New Orleans and initially there was a sigh of relief that the city had been spared the worse. Tuesday however two of the levees protecting the city gave way and totally flooded the city and trapping scores of people. Over 1 million people were displaced and the death toll is yet to be determined. The economic cost of the disaster is in the 100 of billions of dollars. |
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