20 Years After Katrina: The Lasting Impact and Ongoing Struggles in New Orleans
TL;DR
Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina, the storm remains one of the deadliest and costliest in U.S. history, with catastrophic flooding in New Orleans caused by levee failures, a slow federal response, and lasting community impacts, especially in the historically Black Lower Ninth Ward.
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