The hurricane season has begun in the United States.

Anthony Amadeo is living in a trailer until his new house has been built
For the people of the Gulf Coast, that brings back memories of the terrible events of Hurricane Katrina nearly four years ago.
The US Senate has been holding a hearing on the status of New Orleans' hurricane and flood defences.
The BBC's Washington Correspondent James Coomarasamy reported on Hurricane Katrina.
As he prepares to end his posting in the United States, he has been back to New Orleans.

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First broadcast 16 June 2009