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Hit By Flooding And Pumping System Crisis, New Orleans Braces For More Rain

Dwayne Boudreaux Jr., owner of the Circle Food Store in New Orleans, dumps out dirty water that was vacuumed up from the store on Monday, after severe flooding over the weekend. The city's pumps were not fully functional, officials now acknowledge. Boudreaux told <a href=&quot;http://bit.ly/2fw9LaA&quot;>a local news station</a> that the last time he saw waters rise so high was during Hurricane Katrina. (AP)
Dwayne Boudreaux Jr., owner of the Circle Food Store in New Orleans, dumps out dirty water that was vacuumed up from the store on Monday, after severe flooding over the weekend. The city's pumps were not fully functional, officials now acknowledge. Boudreaux told a local news station that the last time he saw waters rise so high was during Hurricane Katrina. (AP)

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