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Aug. 31, 2005
Gov. Kathleen Blanco of Louisiana responds to criticism of the state's rescue and recovery efforts following Hurricane Katrina.
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Aug. 31, 2005
Two levee breaches in New Orleans left more than 80 percent of the city under water. The editor of Scientific American Magazine explains how the levees broke and what crews can do to plug the holes.
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Aug. 31, 2005
The mayor of New Orleans ordered a total evacuation and crews began moving refugees from the Superdome to the Astrodome in Houston, Texas. Officials estimate that one million people across the region are now homeless and it could take two to three months for the area to recover.
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Aug. 31, 2005
A Newsweek a reporter provides an update on the general morale and physical destruction of Hurricane Katrina.
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Aug. 31, 2005
The president of the American Petroleum Institute assesses the disruption in production and distribution of U.S. oil as a result of Hurricane Katrina.
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Aug. 31, 2005
Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman said Wednesday that the administration will release oil from the federal petroleum reserves to help refiners affected by Hurricane Katrina.
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Aug. 30, 2005
Biloxi, Miss. was one of the areas hardest hit by Hurricane Katrina. A Washington Post reporter provides an update.
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Aug. 30, 2005
The Federal Emergency Management Agency's deputy director provides an overview of the government's response to the hurricane disaster.
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Aug. 30, 2005
Emergency crews estimate that 80 percent of New Orleans is underwater after levee breaches flooded the city. Search and rescue teams remain focused on lifesaving efforts and medical attention for survivors. Following a recap of a press conference, an emergency official provides an update of the rescue efforts.
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Aug. 30, 2005
A day after Hurricane Katrina slammed the Gulf Coast, leaving broken buildings and flooding in its path, the governor of Mississippi reported Tuesday that as many as 80 people may have died in one county alone.
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Aug. 29, 2005
A meteorologist provides an update on the path of Hurricane Katrina, which struck the Gulf Coast Monday.
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Aug. 29, 2005
Hurricane Katrina smashed into the Gulf Coast Monday, bringing damaging winds and torrential rain. An emergency official in Mississippi and a reporter in New Orleans discuss the damage in two of the hardest hit areas.
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Aug. 29, 2005
Hurricane Katrina, a powerful Category 4 storm packing 145-mph winds, slammed into the coast of Louisiana Monday morning, bringing torrential rains, spawning possible tornadoes and threatening devastation to the cities of New Orleans and Biloxi.