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| Katrina homeless hit by tornado | Katrina homeless hit by tornado |
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| A tornado has ripped through the US city of New Orleans, damaging dozens of trailers housing people left homeless by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. | A tornado has ripped through the US city of New Orleans, damaging dozens of trailers housing people left homeless by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. |
| An elderly woman died when her trailer slammed into her new newly-renovated home on Tuesday, reports say. | An elderly woman died when her trailer slammed into her new newly-renovated home on Tuesday, reports say. |
| Some 30,000 homes were without power, as a state of emergency was declared. | Some 30,000 homes were without power, as a state of emergency was declared. |
| The Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) said those who lost their trailers would be given another one or sent to a hotel. | The Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) said those who lost their trailers would be given another one or sent to a hotel. |
| 'Lesson learned' | 'Lesson learned' |
| In scenes reminiscent of August 2005, when Katrina struck, firefighters went house-to-house and trailer-to-trailer looking for victims and painting orange rectangles on doors of houses they had searched. | In scenes reminiscent of August 2005, when Katrina struck, firefighters went house-to-house and trailer-to-trailer looking for victims and painting orange rectangles on doors of houses they had searched. |
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| "Some of these houses still have the circle on them from the last search. Now we're doing it again," resident Patrick Clementine was quoted by the Associated Press as saying. | "Some of these houses still have the circle on them from the last search. Now we're doing it again," resident Patrick Clementine was quoted by the Associated Press as saying. |
| Fema workers were inspecting the affected area to assess the damage to the thousands of trailers given to residents after Katrina hit. | Fema workers were inspecting the affected area to assess the damage to the thousands of trailers given to residents after Katrina hit. |
| By Tuesday afternoon, at least 50 had been reported damaged, though the number was expected to rise, according to the AP. | By Tuesday afternoon, at least 50 had been reported damaged, though the number was expected to rise, according to the AP. |
| New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin toured the damaged areas. | New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin toured the damaged areas. |
| "We have lived through hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and [have learned] some very valuable lessons," he told reporters. | "We have lived through hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and [have learned] some very valuable lessons," he told reporters. |
| "We have everything deployed in an expeditious manner and we... are on top of this situation." | "We have everything deployed in an expeditious manner and we... are on top of this situation." |