Stark difference between Surfside condo collapse and New Orleans levee breach disaster
This week, Miami-Dade circuit judge Michael Hanzman gave final approval to a settlement for victims of the Champlain Towers South condominium collapse in Miami a year ago. The families of 98 people who were killed will receive over a billion dollars in a settlement in addition to those who lost one of the 136 units […]
A problem at the London Avenue Canal pump station
We learned at the board meeting of the Levee Authority East that there’s a problem with the pump station at the London Avenue Canal. Normally, the pump station––built after the levees broke in 2005––can pump about 9000 cubic feet of water per second (cfs). We’ve learned that currently, two weeks prior to hurricane season, that […]
Levees.org Rolls Out New Self-Guided Levee Breach Bike Tour
We’re rolling new maps for our Self-Guided Levee Breach Disaster Bike Tour. There’s an interactive detailed Google Map! Click on the icons, and see a detailed story about each site. And there’s also a downloadable printable PDF map! The self-guided tour allows anyone, at any time, an opportunity to view two major breach sites and […]
