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World Service,30 Aug 2010,10 mins

Hurricane Katrina

Witness History

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It's five years since Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast of America. Witness speaks to Harold Toussaint, a deacon from New Orleans who refused to evacuate so he could help his community survive in the rising flood waters.

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