Question

select the word that means flooded with water. hurricane katrina hit the united states gulf coast in august 2005, and the massive storm battered coastal areas of louisiana, mississippi, and alabama. in the city of new orleans, entire neighborhoods were deluged. because much of new orleans lies below sea level, levees had been built years previously to protect the city from water coming out of the lakes and marshes surrounding it. when the storm hit, it weakened the levees past their breaking point, creating widespread devastation.

Explanation:

The text describes neighborhoods in New Orleans being 'flooded with water' during Hurricane Katrina. The word 'deluged' in the text means to be flooded or inundated with a large amount of water.

Answer:

deluged