# @wwltv on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=KmYgmZMqJlE
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/33840390-wwltv-youtube
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/cf1035f382.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-08-29T17:39:33.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** WWLTV (@WWLTV) — https://gondola.cc/WWLTV

## Caption

On August 30, 2005, the true scale of Hurricane Katrina’s devastation began to emerge. This archival WWL-TV coverage documents the day New Orleans learned that the levees had failed.

Floodwaters surged into neighborhoods across the city, submerging 80% of New Orleans. Residents who survived the storm itself now faced a second disaster: rising water, power outages and no clear path to safety.

For many, August 30 was the day they realized New Orleans was underwater. 

➡️ Explore the full WWLTV Katrina Archives playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5rtbtQPnKpqRyGx3zUr8vzE21OoX0oSZ
➡️ Subscribe to WWLTV for more New Orleans history and local coverage: https://www.wwltv.com/katrina20

#HurricaneKatrina #NewOrleans #WWLArchives #Katrina20 #LeveeFailure

## Stats

- **Views:** 5,814
- **Likes:** 101
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- **Comments:** 7

## Tags

leveefailure, neworleans, wwlarchives, katrina20, hurricanekatrina

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