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If he expects flooding, he rolls up the downstairs rugs and takes his valuables upstairs. “That’s just life in Broad Channel,” he said. “If you want to live close to water, you just pay attention.” The extra attention is worth it to Riepe, who serves as the Jamaica Bay guardian for the American Littoral Society, a marine conservation group. He loves to take his boat out on the water, surrounded by the marsh with the city skyline visible on clear days. When he rebuilt his house after Superstorm Sandy, he put the electrical outlets four feet off the floor. If another storm hits and d...

Same, like it was yesterday. >> like it was yesterday ten years later that's what so many katrina survivors will tell you it feels like. the memories still vivid. the pain still sharp. for so many, especially those who lost loved ones, it's like the storm never stopped. >> it is really hard to get an estimate but i'm sure it is 50% more than the official figure which is around 1800. >> john studies the affects of natural disaster at columbia university and says the official death toll from katrina is far too low. he thinks more than 3500 people perished because of the storm. the reason it's ha...

Missing like tonette jackson, while others died after being displaced from the storm. >> if you were trying to escape and you rolled your car and died in a car accident the day before, that wouldn't have happened otherwise. and then how many days afterwards do you keep counting? if you died because of the exacerbation of an existing condition, something you would have died of any way, maybe even a few weeks later, should you be counted? there's no uniform standard. >> john mutter has made a list of every death related to katrina, using records from the state, media, and asking anyone out there...