The New Orleans levees were shite because the contractors would not use the entire amount of money they were given to build thick, solid levees.
Instead, they would use the minimum amount possible to build thinner concrete levels covered with earth. And, of course, pocket the rest of the money.
The "explosions" heard at the height of the storm were the too-thin concrete levees breaking under the force of the rising water. There was no need to dynamite them. They were so poorly built that they simply snapped and broke when the water got high enough.
Like NOLA with Katrina - people think it was the hurricane. It was two fold:
The Corps built crappy levees - the footings were not deep enough.
People actually heard muffled explosions near the 17th St. Canal.
The New Orleans levees were shite because the contractors would not use the entire amount of money they were given to build thick, solid levees.
Instead, they would use the minimum amount possible to build thinner concrete levels covered with earth. And, of course, pocket the rest of the money.
The "explosions" heard at the height of the storm were the too-thin concrete levees breaking under the force of the rising water. There was no need to dynamite them. They were so poorly built that they simply snapped and broke when the water got high enough.
Did you see the levee plans? The supports did not go deep enough.