Officials say New Orleans is better protected(视频)
<p><span word="Hurricane">Hurricane</span> <span word="Isaac">Isaac</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="churning">churning</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gulf">Gulf</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>, <span word="reminding">reminding</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="destruction">destruction</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Hurricane">Hurricane</span> <span word="Katrina">Katrina</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="history">history</span>, <span word="killing">killing</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 1,800 <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="wrecking">wrecking</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tripling">tripling</span> <span word="unemployment">unemployment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span>.</p><p><span word="Seven">Seven</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="Hurricane">Hurricane</span> <span word="Katrina">Katrina</span> <span word="hammered">hammered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Gulf">Gulf</span> <span word="Coast">Coast</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="surge">surge</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="winds">winds</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="blew">blew</span> <span word="apart">apart</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="overwhelmed">overwhelmed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="levees">levees</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Orleans">Orleans</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>, <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="focusing">focusing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="satellite">satellite</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="radar">radar</span> <span word="images">images</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="Hurricane">Hurricane</span> <span word="Isaac">Isaac</span> <span word="headed">headed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="area">area</span>.</p><p><span word="Residents">Residents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="low">low</span>-<span word="lying">lying</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="flee">flee</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="instructed">instructed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="board">board</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="windows">windows</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stock">stock</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="water">water</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="flashlights">flashlights</span>.</p><p><span word="New">New</span> <span word="Orleans">Orleans</span> <span word="Mayor">Mayor</span> <span word="Mitch">Mitch</span> <span word="Landrieu">Landrieu</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="heed">heed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lessons">lessons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Katrina">Katrina</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ready">ready</span>.</p><p>“<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="staged">staged</span>, <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="ready">ready</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="rhythm">rhythm</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="handle">handle</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="way">way</span>,” <span word="Landrieu">Landrieu</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="Katrina">Katrina</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Army">Army</span> <span word="Corps">Corps</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Engineers">Engineers</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="billions">billions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="strengthen">strengthen</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Orleans">Orleans</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="flooding">flooding</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="unfinished">unfinished</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Corps">Corps</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="strongest">strongest</span>-<span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="floods">floods</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Insurance">Insurance</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Katrina">Katrina</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="stronger">stronger</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="urging">urging</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="requiring">requiring</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="materials">materials</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="techniques">techniques</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="resist">resist</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="water">water</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Sky">Sky</span> <span word="interview">interview</span>, <span word="The">The</span> <span word="AIA">AIA</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Jim">Jim</span> <span word="Whittle">Whittle</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="stronger">stronger</span> <span word="materials">materials</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="techniques">techniques</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="survive">survive</span>.</p>
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