Hurricane Rita evacuation
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title:
Hurricane Rita evacuation
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The approach of Hurricane Rita towards the United States Gulf Coast in September 2005 triggered one of the largest mass evacuations in U.S. history. Between 2.5 and 3.7 million people evacuated from the Gulf coast, mostly from the Greater Houston area of Texas, with forecasts from the National Hurricane Center projecting Rita to strike the Texas Gulf Coast. Seeking to avoid a repeat of the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina in parts of Louisiana and Mississippi less than a month prior, loca
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Deadly mass evacuation in September 2005
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Rita_evacuation
date created:
2023-06-20T23:19:20Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T16:06:18Z
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