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Thursday, October 28, 2010

Photo: Katrina Damage Due to "Monumental" Neglect, Judge Rules


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Floodwaters from Hurricane Katrina pour through a levee along Inner Harbor Navigational Canal near downtown New Orleans, Louisiana on Augugst 30, 2005.

Shoddy oversight by the Army Corps of Engineers led to massive flooding in Hurricane Katrina, a judge ruled Wednesday. The decision could cost the federal government up to two trillion U.S. dollars, one expert predicted before the ruling.

Vincent Laforet, Pool, AP