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To: steve harris who wrote (250229)	9/8/2005 12:09:09 AM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576001

The power went out. You can't run pumping stations without power. Link? The videos of the pumping operations show exhaust coming out of existing pumping station buildings.... Here you go: "The mayor said a direct hit by Katrina’s storm surge would likely top the levees that protect the city from the surrounding water of Lake Pontchartrain, the Mississippi River and marshes. The bowl-shaped city, which sits below sea level with 485,000 inhabitants, must pump water out even during normal times, and the hurricane threatened electricity that runs the pumps." examiner.ie