Army: Large Parts Of New Orleans Still At Flooding Risk Almost Two Years After Katrina
After nearly two years of work, the Army Corps of Engineers revealed yesterday which New Orleans neighborhoods and blocks were the most vulnerable to flooding, and which were the best protected. The report shows that despite considerable improvement, large swaths of the city are still likely to be flooded in a major storm.
If a big hurricane were to hit today -- producing flooding with a 1-in-100 chance of occurring in any year -- parts of the Gentilly and Lakeview neighborhoods, in the northern half of the city, would probably still take on at least eight feet of water. Hundreds of flooded homes in those neighborhoods are being rebuilt by owners struggling to return.
The New York Times | JOHN SCHWARTZ | June 20, 2007 10:43 PM