National Geographic said it a year ago

massagelondon · Joined: 25 May 2005 Posts: 83

From the October 2004 (1 year ago) issue of *National Geographic* magazine:

Thousands drowned in the murky brew that was soon contaminated by
sewage and industrial waste. Thousands more who survived the flood later
perished from dehydration and disease as they waited to be rescued. It
took two months to pump the city dry, and by then the Big Easy was buried
under a blanket of putrid sediment, a million people were homeless,
and 50,000 were dead. It was the worst natural disaster in the history
of the United States.

When did this calamity happen? It hasn't--yet. But the doomsday scenario
is not far-fetched. The Federal Emergency Management Agency lists a
hurricane strike on New Orleans as one of the most dire threats to the
nation, up there with a large earthquake in California or a terrorist
attack on New York City. Even the Red Cross no longer opens hurricane
shelters in the city, claiming the risk to its workers is too great.

Read the whole article he
http://www3.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0410/feature5/

roxiloxi · Joined: 16 Sep 2005 Posts: 10 Location: Toronto, Canada

In light of what's happened in NO this is an incredible article. Too bad those that mattered didn't pay it any attention.

donkeh · Joined: 15 Jan 2006 Posts: 30

There were so many people screaming for help before the tragedy actually struck. It's a shame that every single leader of government and industry can't be help accountable for the complete clusterf*** that occured.