90. The Relief (Hurricane Katrina)
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Hurricane Betsy in New Orleans, Louisiana
Hurricane Betsy made landfall in New Orleans, Louisiana on September 9, 1965. The storm brought 150 mph winds and torrential downpours to the Louisiana Gulf Coast. More than a billion dollars in damage had been inflicted. Many of those homes belonged to poor black people in the 9th Ward and surrounding low-income neighborhoods.
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