re: Unreleased footage of hurricane Katrina from New Orleans fire department documentary

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Eerie! No creatures or sounds. NO flies, butterflies, mosquitos, birds, squirrels; heck no crickets.

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We were about 20 miles inland in Mississippi. No flooding, of course, but the wind did a number on our house and land. It was a decade before the squirrels started coming back. My parents are happy (irritated?) to report that the squirrels are now back to full strength.