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Dorian Approach Revives the Horrors of Katrina

April Ryan
September 4, 2019

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Volunteers Jazz Williams, 29, left, and Jodye Scavella, 47, organize donated goods for those affected by Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas, at Christ Episcopal Church in Miami, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. Members of two historically black churches are sorting and preparing the supplies to be flown to the hurricane-ravaged islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama. (AP Photo/Ellis Rua)

We are in the middle of hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to November 30. As we watch the devastation of Dorian, for some it is a reminder of the destruction 14 years ago in New Orleans. During the George W. Bush administration it was Katrina that flooded the Big Easy with scores seeking help and people being warehoused in the Superdome and the Convention Center. 1,833 people lost their lives.

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