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In New Orleans, memories of Katrina remain vivid 20 years later September 1, 20253:49 PM ET By Reena Advani , Michel Martin , Lilly Quiroz Insert names here Camille Lenain for NPR hide caption toggle caption Camille Lenain for NPR 20 years ago last week, Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, about 50 miles southeast of New Orleans. Thousands of people had evacuated in advance of the monster storm.
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• But many stayed behind.
• And even before the storm made landfall, the levees protecting New Orleans began to fail, overwhelmed by heavy rain and massive storm surges.The flooding was catastrophic and the scars from Katrina, which killed nearly 1,400 people across the Gulf Coast, are still evident today.
• Katrina remains the costliest storm on record and recovery has come in fits and starts.
This is a developing story. More details will be provided as they become available.
*Source: Npr*
URGENT: In New Orleans, memories of Katrina remain vivid 20 years later
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