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9th Sep 2005, 03:09 GMT
Evacuations continue in New Orleans amid dangers posed by floodwaters NEW ORLEANS -- In what may be their last peaceful pass before they get tough, rescuers scoured New Orleans' swamped houses and shattered high-rises today, finding many stragglers finally ready to flee the filthy water and the stench of death.
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