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Katrina exposes fatal flaws; Hurricane Katrina did more than destroy the Gulf Coast. It laid bare the failure of government at all levels.(Cover story)
Hurricane Katrina is the worst natural disaster to hit the United States. The storm carved a swath of destruction across the Gulf Coast that encompasses an area approximately the size of the United Kingdom. The storm's howling winds and massive storm surge, said to be upwards of 30 feet in Biloxi, Mississippi, leveled homes and businesses across the region.
At least hundreds, perhaps thousands, of lives have been lost. Hundreds of thousands have been displaced, many with nothing but the clothes on their backs. A major U.S. city--home to some one million people in its metro area--was devastated.
Damages have already been pegged at a staggering $125 ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Katrina exposes fatal flaws; Hurricane Katrina did more than destroy...