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Unprecedented disaster in American history
The unprecedented disaster in New Orleans is hard to take in, potentially adding up to the literal destruction and death of a city, though we can’t be sure it will be that bad. The higher-up districts along the Mississippi, such as the French Quarter, have much less flooding than other neighborhoods and may not be destroyed, and also Lake Pontchartrain is now steadily receding. However, the survival of some parts of the city does not ensure that the city as a whole will be recoverable.
Perhaps this is a warning to us that, just as a relatively small but famous American city like New Orleans can be literally destroyed and cease to exist, much larger cities can be destroyed as well.
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