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'Cajun Navy' rescuers in Hurricane Harvey show vital role of volunteer boats

  • Written by Tricia Wachtendorf, Professor of Sociology, Director of Disaster Research Center, University of Delaware
imageAs flooding took hold in the Houston area, volunteers who suffered through Hurricane Katrina made their way to Texas.AP Photo/David J. Phillip

As we look at the devastating losses suffered in Texas from Hurricane Harvey and in Louisiana following severe flooding in 2016, one of the inspiring aspects to emerge are the reports of the “Cajun...

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