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River Flood Dams Open as New Orleans Braces for Deluge
Five thousand residents in St Bernard and Plaquemines parishes flee to New Orleans as engineers blast a one thousand foot breach in the Mississippi levee at Poydras. Governor Simpson and army engineers monitor the operation while coast guard cutters enforce a danger zone. Refugees crowd shelter camps and Red Cross prepares for a growing relief effort across the flood area.
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Louisiana National Guard
New Orleans
Simpsons Andthers
St. Bernard
Plaquemines
Poydras
Mississippi Levee
Violet
Mississippi
Crescent City
Simpson
Jadwin
Army Engineers
Louisiana
Coast Guard
Canning Village
National Guard
United States Army Engineers Corps
Orange Grove Refinery Company
First State Military District
State Engineers
Gulf
Alexander
Commanche
Magnolia
Godwin
Lower
Greenville
Mississippi Delta
Arkansas River
Arkansas
Red River
Yazoo City
Mississippi City
Red Cross