Rita Results in New Orleans

By now it is common knowledge that the storm surge generated by Hurricane Rita has caused water to top some of the repaired levees. It appears at this point that the most heavily damaged area by the new flooding has been the Lower 9th Ward, to the east of the Industrial Canal. No doubt this has affected parts of St. Bernard Parish as well, particularly Arabi and perhaps parts of Chalmette. Estimates are that the draining for this new flood damage will take approximately one week. (www.msn.com)