He rode out the storm on the roof of a transport truck after the wind and flood jerked him out of his shoes.

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Flood ground, wind blows -- I mean we have water, we have people, and we have plenty of land down here.

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The Environment Agency is taking separate action to protect sand dune flood defences which are being eroded by the wind.

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Wind-whipped whitecaps curled over the top of the flood walls near the Claiborne Avenue railroad bridge while others poured across the levee in the Gentilly neighborhood, north of downtown.

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Jindal noted that the levees and flood walls in southeast Louisiana held up to the storm's wind and rains, to the relief of citizens and officials alike, but that water did overtop New Orleans' Industrial Canal.

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Insurers are balking at paying for "flood damage, " which they differentiate from "hurricane damage" that is caused primarily by wind.

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Dealerships tend to be located on high ground, away from flood zones, but their inventories of cars can be exposed to downed power lines, or wind or hail damage.

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