Rita’s rains breach New Orleans levees

Hurricane Rita’s wind and rain breached two of New Orleans’ battered levees today and sent water gushing into already-devastated neighbourhoods just days after they had been pumped dry.

Rita’s rains breach New Orleans levees

Hurricane Rita’s wind and rain breached two of New Orleans’ battered levees today and sent water gushing into already-devastated neighbourhoods just days after they had been pumped dry.

In the impoverished Ninth Ward, water streamed through gaps at least 100ft wide in a levee and was soon waist-deep on a nearby street.

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