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NEW ORLEANS INUNDATED AFTER FLOOD PROTECTION SYSTEM FAILS |
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Levees and flood walls designed to protect New Orleans from a Category 3 storm were breached in at least six places by Hurricane Katrina and were overtopped where the storm surge was funneled down navigational canals: As a result, 85 percent of New Orleans was flooded. This photo, taken the day after landfall, shows cars abandoned on freeway overpasses and smoke rising over parts of the city from fires burning out of control. (David J. Phillip/AP Wide World Photos) |
| Keywords: |
atmosphere, hurricanes, winds, floods, flooding, oceans, storm surges |
