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It is heartbreaking, we've gone through this so many times before and [ the ] only answer to all of this would be levee protection. – Trufant Salvant	Found on CNN 2 years ago
I checked the flood hazard map but it didn't have my area as being at risk, i heard there was a flood once before the war, but we just weren't expecting the water to come over the levee despite all the warnings. – Yoshinagi Higuchi	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
Apprehensive, a little bit scared, it continues to rise and I’m plugging holes in my levee and hoping that my fields don't flood…it’s a scary situation. I’m hoping for the best but it could be worse than I ever imagined. – Ken George	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
The prediction that high water was coming wasn't too concerning, we've never had water go over the levee. But two days later, we learned the river was going to rise 15 feet and it was full panic attack. – Brett Adams	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
Omaha has 13 miles of flood control on the Missouri River. The levee is safe and the river is not expected to compromise the levee. The levee is being monitored as a precaution. – Jean Stothert	Found on CNN 5 years ago
When I think about how big of a deal this is, I think about the Led Zeppelin song 'When the Levee Breaks,' competition is going to get fierce. It forces everyone to get sharp and up their game. – Michael Underhill	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
All the levels we're expecting will be contained in the levee systems. – Jeff Graschel	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Most of the population of St. Bernard is within the new levee system, but you also have some communities outside the levee system where, if anything, the conditions appear to have gotten worse. – John Lopez	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Last night we had a levy that was breaching. We evacuated Garland at 11 o'clock with 99 percent of the people leaving, if the levee had broken, 50,000 acres would flood in 30 minutes. – Terry Purvis	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
If the levee had broken, 50,000 acres would flood in 30 minutes. – Terry Purvis	Found on Reuters 8 years ago

It is heartbreaking, we've gone through this so many times before and [ the ] only answer to all of this would be levee protection.

– Trufant Salvant

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I checked the flood hazard map but it didn't have my area as being at risk, i heard there was a flood once before the war, but we just weren't expecting the water to come over the levee despite all the warnings.

– Yoshinagi Higuchi

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Apprehensive, a little bit scared, it continues to rise and I’m plugging holes in my levee and hoping that my fields don't flood…it’s a scary situation. I’m hoping for the best but it could be worse than I ever imagined.

– Ken George

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

The prediction that high water was coming wasn't too concerning, we've never had water go over the levee. But two days later, we learned the river was going to rise 15 feet and it was full panic attack.

– Brett Adams

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

Omaha has 13 miles of flood control on the Missouri River. The levee is safe and the river is not expected to compromise the levee. The levee is being monitored as a precaution.

– Jean Stothert

Found on CNN
5 years ago

When I think about how big of a deal this is, I think about the Led Zeppelin song 'When the Levee Breaks,' competition is going to get fierce. It forces everyone to get sharp and up their game.

– Michael Underhill

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

All the levels we're expecting will be contained in the levee systems.

– Jeff Graschel

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Most of the population of St. Bernard is within the new levee system, but you also have some communities outside the levee system where, if anything, the conditions appear to have gotten worse.

– John Lopez

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Last night we had a levy that was breaching. We evacuated Garland at 11 o'clock with 99 percent of the people leaving, if the levee had broken, 50,000 acres would flood in 30 minutes.

– Terry Purvis

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

If the levee had broken, 50,000 acres would flood in 30 minutes.

– Terry Purvis

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

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