Concerns grow about toxic floodwaters
By SHARON COHEN
AP National Writer
Sep 8, 8:12 AM EDT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Soldiers toting M-16s strengthened their grip on this swamped city as concerns grew about the risks posed by the toxic floodwaters and officials braced for what could be a staggering death toll by readying 25,000 body bags.

Across miles of ravaged neighborhoods of clapboard houses, grand estates and housing projects, workers struggled to find corpses and persuade convince the city's last stubborn residents to leave.

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