Between 7:00 and 9:00 am August 29, 2005: National Public Radio Repeatedly Reports Breaches and Overtopping

National Public Radio’s (NPR) Greg Allen reports, right after the storm passes over, that that people who did not evacuate are now reporting flooding, up to the ceilings of some houses. According to Allen, “[t]there have been reports that the levee has breached in one area,” and the pumps have already failed. The flooding, however, is not yet widespread. [National Public Radio, 8/29/2005] NPR will continue to report the breach and flooding throughout the day.