 | Sadie Davis holds a sign as she searches for relatives inside the Reliant Astrodome in Houston, Texas Sep 4th 2005. Hurricane Katrina has laid waste to a region of the US Gulf coast the size of Britain, submerged New Orleans in corpse-strewn floodwaters and triggered a law-and-order meltdown that shocked the world. click to open  |
 | Empty tables stand at Palmer Episcopal church in Houston where 25 hurricane victims came for dinner that was prepared for 250 Saturday, Sept. 3, 2005. click to open |
 | Water spills over a levee along the Inner Harbor Navigational Canal in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Louisiana Aug 31 2005. Fresh floods, fires and looting rode in the destructive wake of Hurricane Katrina, deepening a humanitarian crisis that left hundreds feared dead and sections of New Orleans submerged to the rooftops. click to open |
 | A military vehicle takes people to the Superdome as water begins to rise in the area in New Orleans, Louisiana Aug 31 2005. Fresh floods, fires and looting rode in the destructive wake of Hurricane Katrina, deepening a humanitarian crisis that left hundreds feared dead and sections of New Orleans submerged to the rooftops. click to open |
 | A person is lifted to safety by a Coast Guard helicopter in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Louisiana Aug 31 2005. Fresh floods, fires and looting rode in the destructive wake of Hurricane Katrina, deepening a humanitarian crisis that left hundreds feared dead and sections of New Orleans submerged to the rooftops. click to open |
 | Canal Street is flooded after Hurricane Katrina struck in New Orleans, Louisiana Aug 31 2005. The Pentagon is reportedly sending five ships, eight maritime rescue teams, helicopters, hovercraft and relief supplies to the southern region devastated by Hurricane Katrina. click to open |
 | Residents are rescued amid flood waters in New Orleans, Louisiana, following Hurricane Katrina Aug 31 2005. Hundreds are feared dead in a humanitarian crisis that officials warned would deepen as floodwaters continued to rise. click to open |
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