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USA: The Southeast


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ILLINOIS

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Fort Smith

Clarksville

Walnut Ridge

Fayetteville

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OKLAHOMA

K E N T U C K Y

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ARKANSAS

Memphis

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North Little Rock


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Hot Springs
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Pine
Bluff

TENNESSEE
Chattanooga

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Florence

Rome

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Texarkana

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Lake Charles

BATON ROUGE

Hattiesburg

Gulfport

Lafayette

Metairie

Demopolis MONTGOMERY
Meridian

Columbus

ALABAMA

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Alexandria
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Birmingham

MISSISSIPPI

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Shreveport

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Monroe

ATLANTA

Columbus

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Huntsville
Gadsden

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NASHVILLE
Murfreesboro

Dothan

Mobile
Biloxi

New Orleans

TALLAHASSEE
Pensacola
Panama City

Mississippi
Delta

In August 2005 Hurricane Katrina


cut a swath through New Orleans
with winds of up to 175 mph (278 km/h).
At least 1836 people lost their lives
and the area sustained over US$100
billion of damage.

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The Mississippi/Missouri river system


drains around one-third of the US,
covering 1,245,000 sq miles
(3,225,000 sq km) including 31
states and two Canadian provinces.

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