Rita Narrowly Bypasses Houston Course Shifts Offshore
Rita weakened from Category 5 to Category 4 as it moved toward the Texas Louisiana coast. Evacuation chaos snarled highways around Houston with nearly 2 million urged to flee and up to 200000 gallons of gas transported to service stations amid traffic jams and fuel shortages.
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Rita brings rain as engineers shore up New Orleans levees
Rain begins falling on New Orleans as engineers rush to reinforce broken levees with sandbags and pumps. The Army Corps installs 60 foot metal barrier segments across canals while National Guard access is cut off and flood forecasts warn of rising spill risk in adjacent parishes.
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