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- Thousands flee as Gustav grows toward Category 5
  Posted by Jeff
  Gustav is expected to become an "extremely dangerous" Category 5 storm, the most powerful hurricane possible, as it roars through Cuba and heads toward the U.S. Gulf coast. Category 5 storms have sustained winds of more than 249 kilometres per hour. Winds of that speed will create a storm surge of more than five metres, rip off most roofs and completely destroy mobile homes, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami. The city of New Orleans, devastated in 2005 by hurricane Katrina is watching the storm's path with great concern. Forecasters say the hurricane could strike anywhere between the Florida Panhandle to Texas, but there is a good chance that New Orleans will be buffeted by tropical-storm-force winds.
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- Gustav plows through Caymans
  Posted by Jeff from MSNBC
  The storm, which killed up to 77 people in the Caribbean, is still on track to strike the heavy concentration of U.S. oil and natural gas platforms off Louisiana. The most likely track has it going ashore west of New Orleans on Tuesday.
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- New Orleans: Evacuate, or face storm alone
  Posted by Jeff from MSNBC
  Police with bullhorns plan to go street to street with a tough message about getting out ahead of Hurricane Gustav: This time there will be no shelter of last resort. The doors to the Superdome will be locked. Those who stay will be on their own. Authorities issued the warning Friday as new forecasts made it increasingly clear that New Orleans will get some kind of hit - direct or indirect - as early as Monday.
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- New Orleans considers evacuation as Gustav looms
  Posted by Jeff from Feeds.reuters
  NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Three years after Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Louisiana coast, New Orleans residents on Wednesday again confronted the prospect of an evacuation as Tropical Storm Gustav loomed.
  
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- La. doctor cleared in patient deaths recalls storm
  Posted by Jeff from Associated Press
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Trapped in a hospital with 2,000 people in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Dr. Anna Pou recalls her throat burning from the rancid smell....
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- Iowa's raging Cedar River forces 20,000 from homes
  Posted by Jeff from Huffington Post
  Officials guess it will be four days before the Cedar River drops enough for workers to even begin pumping out water that has submerged more than 400 blocks, threatened the city's drinking supply and forced the evacuation of a downtown hospital. Bush: "I will not resign until every city in this country has been ravaged by floods!"
  
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- Katrina Through Rose-Colored Glasses -- In These Times
  Posted by Damianmann from In These Times
  History is written by the powerful and the articulate. Chris Rose, a columnist for New Orleans’ Times-Picayune, has painted a powerful and articulate historical landscape in his book 1 Dead in Attic.
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muckraker comments on:
How much worse can it get for Hurricane Katrina Victims?

One of the many tragedies of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina three years ago was the fact that insurance companies used the event to systematically deny claims, leaving victims further in desperate straits. That shouldn’t happen following any natural disaster, and even though the immediate storm effects did not cause as much damage as predicted, there are sure to be plenty of claims for flood damages throughout the Midwest and along Gustav’s path. If you or someone you know has been denied an insurance claim related to Gustav: that would be a site you should visit.

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8:47 pm 9/11/08
muckraker comments on:
New Orleans considers evacuation as Gustav looms

One of the many tragedies of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina three years ago was the fact that insurance companies used the event to systematically deny claims, leaving victims further in desperate straits. That shouldn’t happen following any natural disaster, and even though the immediate storm effects did not cause as much damage as predicted, there are sure to be plenty of claims for flood damages throughout the Midwest and along Gustav’s path. If you or someone you know has been denied an insurance claim related to Gustav: that would be a site you should visit.

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7:55 am 9/05/08
muckraker comments on:
Gustav plows through Caymans

One of the many tragedies of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina three years ago was the fact that insurance companies used the event to systematically deny claims, leaving victims further in desperate straits. That shouldn’t happen following any natural disaster, and even though the immediate storm effects did not cause as much damage as predicted, there are sure to be plenty of claims for flood damages throughout the Midwest and along Gustav’s path. If you or someone you know has been denied an insurance claim related to Gustav: that would be a site you should visit.

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7:50 am 9/05/08
muckraker comments on:
Thousands flee as Gustav grows toward Category 5

One of the many tragedies of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina three years ago was the fact that insurance companies used the event to systematically deny claims, leaving victims further in desperate straits. That shouldn’t happen following any natural disaster, and even though the immediate storm effects did not cause as much damage as predicted, there are sure to be plenty of claims for flood damages throughout the Midwest and along Gustav’s path. If you or someone you know has been denied an insurance claim related to Gustav: that would be a site you should visit.

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7:48 am 9/05/08
elizabeth3405 comments on:
Thousands flee as Gustav grows toward Category 5

It is unfortunate… wishing the best to the people and pets of New Orleans.

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8:30 pm 8/30/08
Jeff comments on:
Thousands flee as Gustav grows toward Category 5

Mayor Nagin has announced a mandatory evacuation of New Orleans.

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6:24 pm 8/30/08
rwtaylor comments on:
Bush White House: Foreign Katrina aid rejected, unused

Didn’t you know?

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8:59 am 5/06/07