Slide show presented by lilspoiledazn on YouTube. Video caption:
“A clip of the tragedies from Hurricane Katrina”

I watched and posted the slide shows and the video today, and I’m still heartbroken about this tragedy. Two years later, I can’t look at these pictures and not cry. Maybe that’s a good thing. I didn’t feel anything for [...]

Posted on September 21st, 2007 by joubess
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Posted on YouTube by mcraven333. This is the caption he put with the video:
“This is a live video taken during the landfall of Hurricane Katrina at the Beau Rivage Casino in the Gulfport-Biloxi area of Mississippi.”

Whoever took the video didn’t comment much. You can see the water level rise as the storm surge comes ashore. [...]

Posted on September 21st, 2007 by joubess
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This video slide show was made by Nedim and it’s located on YouTube.

The music in this slide show is “Wake Me Up When September Ends” by Green Day. It is so perfect for the story and so haunting at the same time. Every time I see a picture or video of any part of Katrina, [...]

Posted on September 21st, 2007 by joubess
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I just received my new homeowners insurance policy in the mail, and I’m really depressed and angry all over again.
I scanned in the cover page and the declaration page. Have a look at the hurricane deductible note in the first image (5% of Dwelling protection coverage limit), and the actual amount in the second image, [...]

Posted on September 17th, 2007 by joubess
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Yesterday, I read an article in USA Today online that was centered around mental health research studies and that the victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita are actually much worse off mentally two years after the storms than they were immediately after and one year after the storms. This is a trend never seen before [...]

Posted on September 8th, 2007 by joubess
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