We’re nearing peak hurricane season and New Orleans’ pumping system is “broken.”

Grist
By Eric HolthausAug 14, 2017, 5:25 pm140 pts
More than a week after an intense rainstorm triggered a flood so bad locals called it a “mini-Katrina,” Mayor Mitch Landrieu said that the city’s drainage system has “never been fully operational.” A number of officials resigned when it was revealed that, contrary to their initial statements, 17 of…

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