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Morning August 29, 2005: FEMA Director Learns that Floodwall is Breached

2005-08-29

According to FEMA Director Mike Brown, a field officer calls him on a satellite phone this morning to report that, “It is getting out of control down here; the levee has broken.” [New York Times, 9/15/2005]