Gov. Orders City Abandoned, Navy Ships Enroute

Wednesday, August 31st, 2005 Auto Catastrophe Property

As Army engineers struggled without success to plug New Orleans’ breached levees on its canal system with sandbags, the governor of the state stated on Wednesday that the situation is worsening and that there is no choice but to abandon the flooded city. As the waters continued to rise in New Orleans, four Navy ships raced toward the Gulf Coast with drinking water and other emergency supplies, and Red Cross workers from across the country converged on the devastated region. The Red Cross reported it had about 40,000 people in 200 shelters across the area.

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http://www.usatoday.com/weather/stormcenter/2005-08-31-katrina_x.htm

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