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(7:30 pm) August 29, 2005: Army Corps Commander Files Situation Report Confirming Breaches in New Orleans’ Levee System Breaches; Catastrophic Flooding

2005-08-29

Around this time, Col. Richard P. Wagenaar, the Army Corp’s district commander, files a formal situation report, via e-mail, with the Corps’ national headquarters. What response, if any, the situation report triggers, remains unclear at this time. [Knight Ridder, 9/11/2005]