(Floodwaters were still rising as much as 3 inches, or 7.6 centimeters, an hour in parts of New Orleans late Tuesday. In other areas, they were beginning to subside.) I don`t want to alarm anyone that New Orleans is filling up like a bowl, ... That isn`t happening.
- Michael BrownIt`s truly unbelievable. Remember, this is one of the beacons of New Orleans: the convention center! Now, it`s packed with people who are waiting for anything '” buses, choppers '” to get them out of this city, where floodwaters have become only one on a growing list of dangers.
- Tracy Smith(The homes swallowed by floodwaters posed a question the couple had never pondered:) What are they (Katrina victims) going to do? ... They still have to make mortgage payments. What would you do?
- Anne Kinney