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Craig Saueurs

20 years after Hurricane Katrina: Could cuts to disaster preparedness leave the US vulnerable again?

Twenty years ago this week, Hurricane Katrina ripped into Louisiana and left New Orleans flooded. Nearly 2,000 people died. Entire neighbourhoods were lost. It was the costliest storm in US history, and it reshaped how the country responds to disasters.

But the systems built in Katrina’s wake are now under threat.

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