In the eye of the storm: Why some people stayed behind
Thursday, July 2, 2009 - 10:07
in Earth & Climate
Hurricane Katrina was the largest natural disaster in U.S. history, claiming the lives of more than 1,800 victims and causing well over $100 billion in damage along the Gulf Coast. The 2005 storm breached every levee in New Orleans, flooding almost the entire city as well as the neighbouring parishes. Yet a surprising number of people stayed behind and rode out the storm...
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