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  • Hurricane Katrina from ground zero!

    Posted by admin on June 26th, 2009 and filed under hurricane katrina | 25 Comments »

    Hurricane Katrina video from Slidell, LA as a 15 foot storm surge battered the area. TornadoVideos.net storm chasers were trapped on a second floor balcony in Slidell before catching a ride on a fishing boat, and hitch-hiking back to Oklahoma City. Check out TornadoVideos.net for more insane tornado and hurricane footage.

    Duration : 0:4:30

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    Hurricane Katrina: The Drive: New Orleans Lower 9th Ward

    Posted by admin on June 19th, 2009 and filed under katrina | 25 Comments »

    A painful irony of post-Katrina New Orleans is how few
    people throughout the country understand the extent of
    what has happened to the city. Many people do not
    realize that, nearly 10 months later, things are not
    back to normal in New Orleans. As America’s attention
    fades from Hurricane Katrina’s impact, a disabled New
    Orleans continues to struggle for survival.

    In many respects, New Orleans is alive and kicking.
    People are moving home, schools are opening, cultural
    activities have returned and, in some neighborhoods,
    life has a sense of near normalcy; however, all it
    takes is a short drive outside of the French Quarter
    or Uptown to witness extensive loss and devastation.
    The magnitude of flooding was incomprehensible and New Orleans still has many challenges to overcome.

    The only way to really get a sense of the magnitude of
    the post-Katrina destruction is to physically walk or
    drive through the affected areas. With this in mind,
    NOVAC presents The Drive. The Drive provides a raw
    visual and narrated tour through four of the most
    devastated neighborhoods in New Orleans and is
    supported with extensive footage, maps, interviews,
    digital imagery, and an original musical score by Emmy
    nominated composer, Gil Talmi.

    Through this community-based documentary project, we
    present stories from a local point-of-view. We hope
    this effort will garner continued support for the
    rebuilding of a great American city.

    Duration : 0:15:57

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