New Orleans, Lahore and historic floods

New Orleans, Lahore and historic floods

Exactly 20 years ago, hurricane Katrina devastated multiple US states. It caused widespread devastation of both property and life. When the US media started showing floating dead bodies in New Orleans, the government had to send its armed forces to rescue those still stranded in flooded water. I was already going to New Orleans as there was a major public health conference planned there. Cities and areas around coast were evacuated and everythin…