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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - FOXNEWS - 20190713:18:53:00

If it comes back. morgan city is typically on an island. there s a river that runs down the side of us and drains 30% of this country s water. we have a 17-foot federal flood protection wall with gates, they have 27 gates. we have 23 of those gates closed as we speak. the river was already high before this storm comes in. this storm has raised it an additional 3 feet. so our river right now stands at 10 feet. our wall s at 17 feet. our flood protection for rising waters is in pretty good shape. the problem is, our entire city is under pumps. so if we can t pump it out, it doesn t go he anywhere. we have seven pump stations that are capable of pumping one inch an hour. ias long as we don t get a massive rainstorm that lasts for hours on end, we re in good shape. this forecast called for a massive rain storm that we couldn t handle. the governor s office september ....

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