New Orleans dries out following torrential rain
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans is drying out after torrential rains flooded parts of the city for the second time in two weeks.
"The city said all pumping stations were up and running and yet many of us flooded," mayoral candidate Michael Bagneris said in a news release Sunday.
The city just got more rain at once than the drainage system is designed for, Sewerage and Water Board spokeswoman Lisa Jackson said Monday.
In April 1983, thousands of buildings and more than 10,000 vehicles flooded as the metro area was hit with more than 10 inches of rain in 24 hours, Manning said.