Levee Is Repaired in New Orleans, Where Mayor Fears 10,000 Died
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NEW ORLEANS, La. – A week after Hurricane Katrina, the levee break that caused much of the area’s flooding was repaired, floodwaters began to recede, and the mayor made his direst prediction yet: as many as 10,000 deaths in his city alone.
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