Sunday, August 30, 2015

New Orleans marks 10 years since Katrina

The mayor of New Orleans is marking the tenth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina by calling on America to address its neglected infrastructure.  

The storm killed nearly 2,000 people and displaced one million. 

It was the most expensive natural disaster in US history and caused destruction along the Gulf coast.

In New Orleans, the failure of the levee system left about 80% of the city under water.

Speaking on CBS's "Face the Nation," Mayor Mitch Landrieu [[ LAN-droo ]] said more must be done to improve the nation's crumbling infrastructure.

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