Diminished Protection

Water once again poured into parts of New Orleans as storm surges overwhelmed weakened levees.

The Lower Ninth Ward flooded again as water overtopped patches in the levees along the Industrial Canal. The patches were seven to eight feet above the water line.

SOURCE: Army Corps of Engineers | PHOTO BY RICHARD MICHAEL PRUITT - THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS VIA ASSOCIATED PRESS | BY RICHARD FURNO - THE WASHINGTON POST

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