<a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans" title="New Orleans">New Orleans</a> after <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina" title="Hurricane Katrina">Hurricane Katrina</a>:
<p>Close up of crack in flood wall atop levee of <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/17th_Street_Canal" title="17th Street Canal">17th Street Canal</a>.
</p><p>Near the Metarie Road pumping station, on the Jefferson Parish side of the Canal.
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This portion of the Canal was intact, likely due to the fact that a major breech on the other side closer to the lake releived pressure on it.
<a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Infrogmation" title="User:Infrogmation">Infrogmation</a>
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