Announcing itself with shrieking winds of 233 kilometers an hour, hurricane Katrina slammed into the US Gulf Coast just outside New Orleans at daybreak September 1st. The storm submerged entire neighborhoods up to their roofs, swamped Mississippi's beachfront casinos and blew out windows in hospitals, hotels and high-rises. Prime Minister Martin offered Canada's help.

Date: 2005-09-01
Placeline: EDMONTON, Alberta.
Source: The Canadian Press
Length: 17 seconds

Transcript Prediction: << if you need help just ask and we'll be there now and in the weeks and the months ahead that we will do whatever we can for as long as it takes to help our neighbor and our friend deal with this terrible terrible tragedy >>

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