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Reporter captures devastation from Hurricane Isaac in chilling detail

Tampa Bay Times reporter Ben Montgomery travelled to New Orleans to document the wreckage, rainfall, and rescue missions. 

 

Chase Hoffberger

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Posted on Aug 29, 2012   Updated on Jun 2, 2021, 11:58 am CDT

Hurricane Isaac has kicked up 75 miles per hour winds, dumped as much as 12 feet on certain New Orleans neighborhoods, and ripped the roofs off more than a few area homes and businesses.

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Despite its treachery, Tampa Bay Times reporter Ben Montgomery has spent the day on foot in the city and surrounding area, photographing the wreckage and posting video of rainfall and rescue missions to his YouTube page.

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[View the story “On the ground with Hurricane Isaac in New Orleans” on Storify]

Photo via Ben Montgomery/Instagram

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*First Published: Aug 29, 2012, 3:26 pm CDT

Chase Hoffberger

Chase Hoffberger reported on YouTube, web culture, and crime for the Daily Dot until 2013, when he joined the Austin Chronicle. Until late 2018, he served as that paper’s news editor and reported on criminal justice and politics.

 

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