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Thousands fleeing New Orleans before Gustav

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Thousands of people fled New Orleans on Saturday ahead of a likely evacuation order as Hurricane Gustav took aim at the Louisiana coast, reviving traumatic memories of Hurricane Katrina. <p><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/topNews?a=UUwTxf"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/topNews?i=UUwTxf" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=wVvPvK"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?i=wVvPvK" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=YnYzTk"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?i=YnYzTk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=VqzUjk"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?i=VqzUjk" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/379108652" height="1" width="1"/>