I have never seen objects that weighed hundreds if not thousands of tons thrown around as if they are tinker-toys, as what I witnessed in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. There were numerous casinos located on barges as long as city blocks, that were moved thousands of feet. One landed on a Holiday Inn, another next to a high-rise condominium complex. Boats were thrown around, as though they were paper airplanes. The following photos are what I shot, but I’m not sure that you can capture it all on film.
Mississippi is going to take the casinos off the water, allowing them to build within 800 feet of the coast. Governor Haley Barbour signed this new law in Biloxi earlier this week, so there will not be as much devastation in a future hurricane.
The power of nature is incredible.
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