![[Hurricane Katrina] Harrison County, Miss., March 25, 2006 -- Ivy and Skipper Palmer outside of their elevated house. The Palmer's mitigated their house against flooding in 2002 and avoided flooding caused by Hurricane Katrina. Mark Wolfe/FEMA](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn10/L3Bob3RvLzIwMDYvMDMvMjUvaHVycmljYW5lLWthdHJpbmEtaGFycmlzb24tY291bnR5LW1pc3MtbWFyY2gtMjUtMjAwNi1pdnktYW5kLXNraXBwZXItcGFsbWVyLTRmN2IyZi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/320/212/jpg "[Hurricane Katrina] Harrison County, Miss., March 25, 2006 -- Ivy and Skipper Palmer outside of their elevated house. The Palmer's mitigated their house against flooding in 2002 and avoided flooding caused by Hurricane Katrina. Mark Wolfe/FEMA")
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25/03/2006
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