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Waiting for Help

A borrowed hotel curtain hung ovćr Street signs provided shclter for one large extcnded family. “I was starring to thiiik it was going to be our Home forcvcr,” Kenneth, 47, said. “They toki us cvery day rhat buses were going to takc us to shelters.⁴ It was just lies and moro lies.”

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Pcoplc lived without running water or toilcts as rhey waited for help. Dcad bodies were left on Streets. It was days before the government gained control of the city and the remainitig people were taken to safety.

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Should New Orleans Be Rebuiłt?

Some experts bclieve that rebuilding New Orleans isn’i a good idea. Currcntly, even a hurricanc of average strength could cause flooding in the city agaiii. Global warming is raising sea levels cach year, and to make things worsc, the land beneath New Orleans is sinking at a ratę of up to 2.5 centimeters a year. However, despitc tlie risk, two-thirds of the people who left have returned to help rebuild the citv thev love.

Storm Warnings ►

A Computer model prediets the dam&gs that wi!^f occur if arother humoane hitu Now Oilcnns. A Category u iiurri:>9ru=i oculd oas-ily punh sterm waters over Ute leve©s and fboc tho crrjro city: everi a Cateoory 3 sterm would affcct large areas of t"ć city.

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