Heartbreaking. The Martinez family in Braithwaite, Louisiana, is putting the pieces of their fifth hurricane-destroyed home back together.
The Martinez family spent this Labor Day salvaging items from their dismantled home in Braithwaite, Louisiana.
Melanie Martinez and the family cat, which has been renamed Isaac. The cat survived six days without food.
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When Hurricane Issaac hit last week, the family's car broke down and they were forced to stay in Plaquemines Parish, where water quickly began rising over a levee. They were rescued by a neighbor who broke through the attic roof.
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