Despite the downgrade, Gustav was still packing gusting winds of over 175 kilometres per hour when it struck shore in Cocodrie, southwest of New Orleans.
"The levees can only take a storm surge of eight feet. We're looking at a potential storm surge of 20 feet with this storm so that's the real concern, that they're still vulnerable, they're not fortified, they're not strong enough."
clipped from toronto.ctv.ca
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