New Orleans preparing for the flood
Officials in New Orleans ordered the closure of urban institutions and schools to prepare for the rainy and hurricane Harvey. The mayor issued a warning.
It is expected that Harvey, who remain a tropical storm coming to New Orleans with heavy rains a few days after the storm flooded Houston and fell on East Texas, forecasters say. "If all goes well, we will not see catastrophic floods in Houston," said weatherman. "We will see only minor flooding."
Because of the unusual topography of New Orleans - with many areas below sea level and about 100 pumps are scattered over all areas to drink water from storm drains and channels and to push her into the nearby lake or other bodies of water. Pumps vary in size and power. some of them over a hundred years.
A few weeks ago, severe storms overwhelmed a unique drainage system of the city, causing flooding. We identified problems related to the obsolete infrastructure of the city - a problem that affected bridges, water and sewage plants across the country.
On Monday, the mayor said that contractors at the wastewater treatment and water working "24-7 for the strengthening of our drainage capacity and working overtime to get power, pumps and labor." About 90% of drainage pumps can work if they have available capacity.
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