Flood anger: 'Saving the rich and burying the poor?'
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Thousands of people who evacuated Louisiana's Cajun country over the weekend began a long, stressful wait Monday to see if their homes, farms and businesses would be swamped by diverted Mississippi River waters.
In towns like Amelia, about 100 miles south of the spillway that was opened Saturday, crews worked around the clock to build earthworks and reinforce levees ahead of water expected to reach the area by Tuesday.
"I hope they know what they are doing," said Hue Tran, who was watching the giant dump trucks.
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http://www.politicalfailblog.com/2011/05/flood-anger-saving-rich-and-burying.htm...
In towns like Amelia, about 100 miles south of the spillway that was opened Saturday, crews worked around the clock to build earthworks and reinforce levees ahead of water expected to reach the area by Tuesday.
"I hope they know what they are doing," said Hue Tran, who was watching the giant dump trucks.
Video Here
http://www.politicalfailblog.com/2011/05/flood-anger-saving-rich-and-burying.htm...
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