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Hurricane Katrina

The mandatory evacuation of The New Orleans

Saturday Aug 27, 2005
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.

The United States Coast Guard began pre-positioning resources in a ring around the expected impact zone and activated more than 400 reservists. On August 27, it moved its personnel out of the New Orleans region prior to the mandatory evacuation.


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