Sunday, September 4, 2011

In alarm the New Orleans by the storm Lee


Arrived in Louisiana the  Tropical Storm Lee formed in the Gulf of Mexico.
The heavy rainfall is likely to cause dangerous floods by setting a test dams built in New Orleans after the passage of Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
The rainfall reached 30 cm in some parts of the wider area of New Orleans and winds blowing at a speed of 75 km per hour, according to the U.S. Centers for cyclones.
So far reported isolated incidents of streets and homes flooded.The enhanced flood prevention system of the city can withstand rainfall of 2.5 cm per hour.
Currently no reported deaths or injuries in Louisiana, but earlier a34, lost his life on the island of Galveston, Texas.
The governor of Louisiana Bobby Tzintal declared a state emergency, urging residents to prepare for the worst.

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