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In this Aug. 31, 2005 picture, Rhonda Braden walks through the destruction in her childhood neighborhood in Long Beach, Miss. after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the area.
AP Photo/Rob Carr 

Remembering Hurricane Katrina, 20 years later

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One of the deadliest storms to ever hit the country, made landfall along the Mississippi Gulf coast 20 years ago. Hurricane Katrina came ashore as a strong category 3 storm killing at least 238 people and causing more than 125 billion dollars in damage.  In this series of stories MPB News reflects on the grief and resilience two decades after Katrina.