On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck Louisiana causing one of America's most destructive natural disasters. As the 140mph winds swept through New Orleans, she left carnage in her wake. After the wind, a new and more deadly force was unleashed – the waters of the Mississippi and Lake Pontchartrain.Engineering New Orleans tells the story of how a city, famous for its eclectic jazz clubs and quaint horse drawn carriage rides, was completely devastated within 24 hours. The scientists had predicted the disaster – so why wasn't the city ready? Through personal accounts and testimonies, discover how the crisis unfolded and the terrible destruction that followed. Join the US Army Corps of Engineers to explore why the flood system failed to protect the city and join them on their dangerous mission to drain the floodwaters out of New Orleans.
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