LATE REPORT: WDSU quotes Mayor Ray nagin as saying there are two ships broken loose in the Industrial Canal in New Orleans…
Water is lapping at the top of the Industrial Canal in New Orleans.
Great coverage on WWL in New Orleans…
The water is coming in from the the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. These waterways funnel water back toward New Orleans from the east when strong winds come out of the east and southeast. It was blamed for the surge that breached the Industrial Canal during Katrina.
The Corps of Engineers is rushing to have an interim structure in place by next hurricane season before a permanent gate that is over twenty feet will block future surges from hurricanes.
Let’s pray the walls hold on the Industrial Canal.
