![[Hurricane Katrina] Buras, LA, 4-14-06 -- A mitigated and non-mitigated home side by side and the resulting effects of the damage created when a tidal surge struck from Hurricane Katrina. The FEMA Mitigation program is designed to minimize loss though making a better building that will resist damage better. Marvin Nauman/FEMA photo](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn10/L3Bob3RvLzIwMDYvMDQvMTQvaHVycmljYW5lLWthdHJpbmEtYnVyYXMtbGEtNC0xNC0wNi1hLW1pdGlnYXRlZC1hbmQtbm9uLW1pdGlnYXRlZC1ob21lLXNpZGUtZjgyMzZjLTEwMjQuanBn/320/214/jpg "[Hurricane Katrina] Buras, LA, 4-14-06 -- A mitigated and non-mitigated home side by side and the resulting effects of the damage created when a tidal surge struck from Hurricane Katrina. The FEMA Mitigation program is designed to minimize loss though making a better building that will resist damage better. Marvin Nauman/FEMA photo")
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[Hurricane Katrina] Buras, LA, 4-14-06 -- A mitigated and non-mitigated home side by side and the resulting effects of the damage created when a tidal surge struck from Hurricane Katrina. The FEMA Mitigation program is designed to minimize loss though making a better building that will resist damage better. Marvin Nauman/FEMA photo
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Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials
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14/04/2006
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