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17th Street Canal
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17th Street Canal

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Subject Social Studies
Grade Level Grades 6-12
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Explore visits the Ninth Ward district of New Orleans, where in August 2005 rising waters blasted through a levee in the 17th Street canal. Approximately 2,000 people were killed and $84 billion of damages were incurred.

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mshields
mshields August 29, 2013

Useful video to support a unit on disasters, focusing on New Orleans.

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