Question

Which statement relating to the Flood of 1927 is not correct? A. It was the worst national disaster in the nation's history. B. One million people were left homeless. C. Dynamite was used to destroy the levee below New Orleans to protect the city from flooding. D. Louisiana suffered minor damage from the flood.

Answer 1

The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 was the most destructive river flood in the history of the United States, with 27,000 square miles (70,000 km2) inundated up to a depth of 30 feet (9 m). To try to prevent future floods, the federal government built the world's longest.This was intended to prevent New Orleans from suffering serious damage