Luckless Lake Charles: Louisiana city battered by extreme weather – again
by Oliver Milman from Environment | The Guardian on (#5J6CX)
Two big hurricanes, a paralyzing deep freeze, and now flooding rainfall - is Lake Charles' year an omen of a deepening crisis?
As biblical rains pounded Lake Charles in Louisiana last week, beleaguered residents could be forgiven for thinking they have lived in the most unfortunate city in the United States over the past 14 months.
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