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    <p>The rescue operations are underway as rainfall pounds southern Texas from Hurricane Harvey.&nbsp; Former Joint Task Force Katrina Commander Russel Honore told the FOX Business Network’s Dagen McDowell, of Mornings with Maria, “It’s going to get worse before it gets better.&nbsp; At the same time the good Samaritans, what we call in Louisiana the ‘Cajun Navy,’ citizens have stepped up and after every disaster, regardless of what people tell you, more people are saved by neighbors and citizens than they are by first responders.”</p>
        
    
        
            
                
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    <p>“In terms of scale, we had 40,000 National Guard troops in Katrina…we had 20,000 federal troops, over 245 helicopters and B-5s…right now this is a lot bigger area, a lot more people than Katrina and the challenge is going to be bigger.”</p>
        
    
    
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    <p>According to Honore getting the electrical grid back quickly is key to rebuilding in Houston and getting the infrastructure supporting the city’s energy sector up and running.</p>
        
    
    
	
    




    
    
    
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