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Hope and endurance in a community shattered by Hurricane Ida
August 31, 2021 | 7:09 PM GMT
Residents of Dulac, La. feel lucky to be alive after the eye of Hurricane Ida passed right over their small town on Aug. 29, leaving almost no home untouched. In the aftermath, some vowed to stay and rebuild, while others said they couldn't bear to live through another storm.