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Darkoak · Sep 1, 2008

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A weakened Hurricane Gustav closed in on flood-prone coastal Louisiana Monday, bringing punishing wind and sheets of rain. But the storm veered away from New Orleans, where only a few holdouts and those that refused to abandon Bourbon Street remained.

Gusts snapped large branches from the majestic oak trees that form a canopy over St. Charles Avenue. Tens of thousands were without power in New Orleans and other low-lying parishes, but officials in said backup generators were keeping city drainage pumps in service.

But as a nervous nation watched to see if Gustav would deliver another Katrina-style hit on the partially rebuilt city, officials steadfastly insisted three years of planning and infrastructure upgrades had prepared them for whatever was to come.

"We don't expect the loss of life, certainly, that we saw in Katrina," Federal Emergency Management Agency Deputy Director Harvey E. Johnson told The Associated Press. "But we are expecting a lot of homes to be damaged, a lot of infrastructure to be flooded, and damaged severely."
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The Associated Press: Gustav's eye closes in on Louisiana coastline

Let's hope no one gets hurt and the damage is minimal.

cnc66 · Sep 1, 2008

Shane.. moved your thread.. there is already a pofo thread on Gustav, and yours was "not" political, so I moved it to Science

Darkoak · Sep 1, 2008

cnc66 said:

Shane.. moved your thread.. there is already a pofo thread on Gustav, and yours was "not" political, so I moved it to Science
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