After watching the destruction of New Orleans and the surrounding gulf coast region, the one thing that struck me was the documentary that I had seen on Discovery Channel or PBS may be a couple of months back. They were discussing about the constant threat New Orleans was living under.
It was a very good program and they give vivid details about the imminent threat "The Big Easy" was living under. How and why the levees were constructed, the pumping stations, the Mississippi delta, Lake Ponchatrain and of course the hurricane season of the Gulf Coast. Haven't lived in that city I couldn't fathom the seriousness of the situation. But hurricane was Katrina was a wicked wakeup call (yes it hit right at the break of dawn) to all the people on the Gulf Coast. The worst thing that the geologists and scientists had predicted about New Orleans has indeed happened.
Looking at the loss of life and property my heart just skipped a beat. To all the survivors and the bereaved go my prayers and condolences.
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