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To: Ilaine who wrote (135145)	8/30/2005 8:25:08 AM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793559

I fear epidemics of cholera, malaria, diseases we haven't seen in generations. Tons of mosquitoes, and no DDT.

To: Ilaine who wrote (135145)	8/30/2005 8:35:40 AM
From: Mary Cluney	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793559

The wreckage is bad but the flooding -- catastrophic isn't a big enough word for it. On the more fortunate side, imagine if we did not have the sophisticated weather forecasting tools that we have. Imagine if they did not evacuate NO and the other nearby places. The disaster would have been on a biblical scale. It could have been far worse. I guess that is small consolation for those that suffered loss.

To: Ilaine who wrote (135145)	8/30/2005 10:58:42 AM
From: KLP	Respond to of 793559

Just this headline says it ... Mayor: 80% of New Orleans under water. Both airports under water. 2 block wide levee break pouring water in, water still rising. Some parts under 20 feet of water. I-10 causeway utterly destroyed...