Tuesday, September 06, 2005

Water receding, but New Orleans anxious
By DOUG SIMPSON
Associated Press Writer

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- With a major levee break finally plugged, engineers struggled to pump out the flooded city Tuesday as authorities braced for the horrors the receding water is certain to reveal.

"It's going to be awful and it's going to wake the nation up again," the mayor warned.
Mayor Ray Nagin said after an aerial tour that about 60 percent of the city was under water, down from 80 percent during the darkest hours last week.

"We are starting to see some significant progress. I'm starting to see rays of light," he said.

Nagin said it would take three weeks to remove the water and another few weeks to clear the debris. It could also take up to eight weeks to get the electricity back on.


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