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Remembering Hurricane Katrina

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August 29th is not an auspicious date for the people of Northern Orleans, as five years ago on this very day more than 1800 people were made the victims of the monstrous hurricane, Katrina. It can be recollected that this was one among the events that had resulted in highest casualties in the recent times.

Obama ended his Martha’s Vineyard vacation Sunday and headed to the Gulf, five years to the day from when Katrina roared ashore in Louisiana.

After years where halting progress mixed often with setbacks and despair, the city was getting back on its feet when the BP oil spill dealt another blow. The exploded well spewed more than 200 million gallons of crude into the Gulf before it was capped in mid-July.

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