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The '''2005 New Orleans Flood''' struck the crescent city in the aftermath of [[Hurricane Katrina]].

#REDIRECT:[[Effect of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans]]

Katrina made landfall in the early hours of [[August 29]] [[2005]]. The eye of the storm passed just east of the City of [[New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans]]. Initially residents of the area believed that the city had been spared a catastrophe. Shortly after the weather cleared, however, breaches were found in the [[levee]] keeping [[Lake Pontchartrain]]'s waters out of the city.

The flood is one the United States' worst natural disasters.

==See Also==

#REDIRECT:*[[Effect of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans]]

*[[Criticism of government response to Hurricane Katrina]]

*[[Hurricane preparedness for New Orleans]]

==External links==

*[http://www.cityofno.com Official Website of the City of New Orleans]

*[http://thislife.org This American Life] - episode 296 "After the Flood" broadcast [[9 September]] [[2005]]

*[http://www.wamu.org/programs/dr/05/#Sep Diane Rehm Show Archives] - broadcasts in late August, early September of 2005

*[http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/09/09/BAGL1EL1KH1.DTL Gretna Police malfeasance]