It sounds to me as if patching this levee if fruitless. If they do get it patched and start pumping out the water on one side then it will give out somewhere else. The levee was battered...It is weak. While the preasure is equalized they need to start over. That is if they plan to rebuild NO.
Digital Globe 3mb High Resolution Color image of New Orleans:
http://www.digitalglobe.com/images/katrina/new_orleans_msi_aug31_2005_dg.jpg
