Officers from the Department of Wildlife Preservation search for flood victims in an area of St. Bernard Parish in New Orleans, Louisiana on Thursday, September 8, 2005. (Photo: Timothy Fadek/Bloomberg)
New Orleans is under the threat of floods from two fronts as the Mississippi River could jump to its highest point in at least 90 years.
The city is facing flood waters coming down the Mississippi from the U.S. Midwest after months of rain. Now there's the possibility of a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico, and the storm could push a wall of water into the coastline when it's forecast to slam down on Saturday. The combination means the river could get within 1.3 feet (0.4 meter) of its all-time highest crest set in 1922 and will likely be higher than anything seen since 1929.
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