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13/07/2019 GMT

New Orleans braced for Tropical Storm Barry

BBC World Service - Weekend, New Orleans braced for Tropical Storm Barry

Rising water levels have stirred fears of a breach of flood defences

The coastline of the US state of Louisiana is being battered by crashing waves driven by winds still growing in strength as tropical storm approaches. Storm Barry is expected to become a hurricane before it makes landfall later on Saturday. Rising water levels have stirred fears of a breach of flood defences - put in place around New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina fourteen years ago, when 80 per cent of the city was submerged. 

Also in the programme: Facebook has reportedly struck with a $5 billion fine by US regulators; And a new exhibition in London looks tell the story of the repression and censorship of popular culture in Namibia.

Photo: The flooded streets of New Orleans. Credit: Ellen Gerstein/Reuters.

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