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Natural Disaster Strikes In New Orleans
The advancement of technology and the progress of man makes humans feel as though we are invincible, but when a natural disaster strikes we are reminded that Mother Nature still cannot be tamed and can strike at any time without warning. We have seen this in the past weeks with hurricane Harvey flooding Houston and displacing people who never in their life thought that their houses and neighborhoods might be underwater one day and left with nothing. Similar to current events, this image shows New Orleans, one of the largest cities in the world being put to its knees at the mercy of Mother Nature. As buildings are shrouded in the heavy rain and trees sagging in torrential winds. Being faced with such astounding force it’s easy to remember
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