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tocqueville Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-11-06 09:18 AM
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just saw a documentary about the Pinatubo eruption
what is little known is that a hurricane of the size of Katrina hit the area at the same time, with the result of covering the whole area with... concrete....

but because the USGS monitored the situation and the authorities (with US help) evacuated 100 000 people in time
only 300 death directly related to the events were reported... in a 3rd world country

this shows how criminal the incompetence round Katrina was (is)...
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