Hurricane Rita (English Wikipedia)

"Huracán Rita pasó por Cuba sin dejar pérdidas humanas" [Hurricane Rita passed Cuba without loss of life] (in Spanish). Aporrea. Agencia Bolivariana de Noticias. September 21, 2005. Archived from the original on October 26, 2008. Retrieved April 20, 2009.

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"Evacuation Planning in Texas: Before and After Rita" (PDF). Texas House of Representatives. Government of Texas. February 14, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 20, 2007. Retrieved February 25, 2012.

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"Trinity River Authority of Texas: Hurricane Rita Damages Lake Livingston Dam". home.businesswire.com. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved March 26, 2018.

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"Joint Task Force California Press Accounts of the California State Military Forces' Response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita" (PDF). California Military State Publication. December 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 1, 2015. Retrieved September 9, 2015.

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Sallee, Rad (October 6, 2005). "'Smoother' evacuation in works". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on December 5, 2008. Retrieved August 4, 2008.
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"Havoc from hurricane comes early to Houston's freeways". Houston Chronicle. September 22, 2005. Archived from the original on December 5, 2008. Retrieved August 4, 2008.
Cindy Horswell; Edward Hegstrom (September 29, 2005). "Exodus weighs heavily in death toll: 107". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
Terri Langford (June 4, 2009). "Settlement over Hurricane Rita bus fire brings closure". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on May 12, 2012. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
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"Louisiana braces for Rita". CNN. September 20, 2005. Archived from the original on December 22, 2006.
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"El huracán Rita afectó a ocho provincias" [Hurricane Rita affected eight provinces] (in Spanish). Cuba Encuentro. September 22, 2005. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved April 20, 2009.

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"Strong winds, heavy rain hit Bahamas as Tropical Storm Rita gathers strength, heads West". The Jamaica Observer. Associated Press. September 20, 2005. Archived from the original on January 7, 2006. Retrieved April 19, 2009.

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