The massive destruction in New Orleans was greatly exacerbated by both the actions and inactions of officials who were unprepared for the foreseeable results of such a storm and then responded poorly, coupled with the failures of man-made levees that allowed waters to swamp a city that largely sits below the levels of Lake Ponchartrain and the Mississippi River.
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