August 29th is the anniversary of the day that Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast and side-swiped New Orleans, breaching the levees. These posts are from our archives:
Was Hurricane Katrina a “Natural” Disaster?
- Profits Over People: The Human Cause of the Katrina Disaster
- An Iconic Image of Government Failure: Empty, Flooded School Buses
Racism and Neglect
- Racial Violence in Algiers Point
- Hurricane Katrina and the Demographics of Death
- The Fate of Prisoners During Hurricane Katrina (pictured)
Disaster and Discourse
Devastation and Rebuilding
- Slow Recovery on the Gulf Coast (pre-oil spill)
- Population Recovery in New Orleans
- Rebuilding in the Lower 9th Ward
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Amadi — August 29, 2012
And today, the levees (manmade, not federally constructed) in Plaquemines Parish, LA, were overtopped, and flooding is significant, with those who didn't evacuate on rooftops, waiting for rescue from people in boats. It's a frightening deja vu.