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The City of New Orleans Is Devastated.  Those were the words of Mayor C. Ray Nagin and based upon a major breach of a levee system, water is flowing into New Orleans flooding it beyond recognition and could very well destroy New Orleans, Jefferson and the surrounding areas.

In a most frightening interview with WWL TV, Mayor C. Ray Nagin gave the worse-case scenario of events that anyone could possibly imagine.  In the beginning of the interview, he stated that New Orleans is devastated.

Of most importance is the breach of the levee between Jefferson and Orleans Parish.   

“We probably have 80 percent of our city under water with some sections of our city the water is as deep as 20 feet”.

Both airports are underwater

The twin spans are destroyed.

The Yacht club is burned and destroyed.

Mayor Nagin also stated he was not sure of the structural soundness of the highrise.  He stated that it is possible that the highrise bridge in east New Orleans could be unstable.

The Mayor also stated that all of Slidell (a city which he has no jurisdiction) is under water. Nagin also stated that there was no clear path in and out of New Orleans, that I-10 is underwater.

Nagin stated that FEMA is coming into town tomorrow and that New Orleans will need to obtain major federal help to rebuild the city of New Orleans.

As corroboration, a spokesperson from Tulane University said that they were about to move all of the patients from the hospital due to rising water at one inch every five minutes.  She said white water was pouring down Canal Street (which would be from Lake Ponchatrain-related to the breach in the levee) from the canal separating the two parishes.

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Originally posted by XxRebelSeanxX
Breaking news

The City of New Orleans Is Devastated.  Those were the words of Mayor C. Ray Nagin and based upon a major breach of a levee system, water is flowing into New Orleans flooding it beyond recognition and could very well destroy New Orleans, Jefferson and the surrounding areas.

In a most frightening interview with WWL TV, Mayor C. Ray Nagin gave the worse-case scenario of events that anyone could possibly imagine.  In the beginning of the interview, he stated that New Orleans is devastated.

Of most importance is the breach of the levee between Jefferson and Orleans Parish.   

“We probably have 80 percent of our city under water with some sections of our city the water is as deep as 20 feet”.

Both airports are underwater

The twin spans are destroyed.

The Yacht club is burned and destroyed.

Mayor Nagin also stated he was not sure of the structural soundness of the highrise.  He stated that it is possible that the highrise bridge in east New Orleans could be unstable.

The Mayor also stated that all of Slidell (a city which he has no jurisdiction) is under water. Nagin also stated that there was no clear path in and out of New Orleans, that I-10 is underwater.

Nagin stated that FEMA is coming into town tomorrow and that New Orleans will need to obtain major federal help to rebuild the city of New Orleans.

As corroboration, a spokesperson from Tulane University said that they were about to move all of the patients from the hospital due to rising water at one inch every five minutes.  She said white water was pouring down Canal Street (which would be from Lake Ponchatrain-related to the breach in the levee) from the canal separating the two parishes.

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Next time they build a city, maybe they won't build it below sea level

Don't Die On Me Sean!

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Originally posted by Concord Dawn
Next time they build a city, maybe they won't build it below sea level

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no chit eh!

i still feel bad for them

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Originally posted by Stigmata
Don't Die On Me Sean!

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I'll try to stay alive . We have tornado watches for the next 4 hours, expecting another line of storms to come from Alabama.

new orleans is close to here This is kind of freaky

It's starting to rain here (Waterloo, Ontario). The wind is supposed to start in the evening and over night. My area is only going to get about 30 ML of rain, but some places in Canada are getting 80ML (London) or even 100 ML (Near Nova Scotia)!

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Originally posted by toddiot
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! that's where my university is.
its not raining in kitchener yet .. but yeah i heard that the windiness is going to start at like 8pm tonight

I would hate to be in a hurricane of any sort, it is one of the reasons I wouldn't live in America, they get things like this too often, I like to live in safe old England...

I feel sorry for all of people who have been affected, and are yet to be affected by the hurricane...

Good luck Sean .

Finaly this thing has been downgraded to a Tropical Storm. It was a category 4,3,2,1 and it was on land for hours . This is expected to be the worst hurricane to have ever hit the United States. It's expected to cost more than Ivan did.