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National Guard trucks haul residents seeking refuge
through floodwaters to the Superdome. (Credit, CNN).
Wednesday am Update: Reprieve may be on the horizon:
Posted by Laura at August 30, 2005 11:31 PM...But the biggest ally in the fight to save the city may be nature itself, [US Army Corps of Engineers senior project engineer Al Naomi] said.
“The flow has pretty much eased mainly because the lake is dropping in elevation,” Naomi told Reuters.
In 36 hours, the lake, which was whipped high by the storm, should return to normal levels and the water now flooding New Orleans would begin to drain, Naomi said.
He said the historic French Quarter, the hallmark of New Orleans and the main draw for its huge tourist industry, should escape with only minor flooding because it sits five feet above sea level....