Summary
MORE than 100,000 Britons trapped in the path of Hurricane Rita were preparing for the worst last night as all hopes of escape faded with the monster storm bearing down on Texas.
New Orleans - already devastated by Hurricane Katrina - was the first to feel the force of Rita last night as rising waters breached the hastily-repaired flood defences.See the full content of this document
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No Way Out As 100,000 Britons Face Hurricane
Army teams desperately tried to hold back the waters, but the worsening conditions made flying helicopters impossible. Without their heavy lifting capacity, the task of repairing the barricades was a lost cause.
The outer bands of the category three sto...See the full content of this document
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