Hurricane Katrina A City under Water
Residents wade down Tulane Avenue, which now lies completely under water. Hurricane Katrina has lead to widespread flooding in New Orleans.
Interstate 10 passes over the rising waters below.
Debris, scattered about by Katrina's high winds, litters a road in Pascagoula, Mississippi.
A gas station lies in ruins in Gulfport, Mississippi. Winds reaching 140 m.p.h. tore the roof to shreds.
Canal Street, in the famous French quarter of New Orleans stands deserted. Scattered debris testifies to the power of the storm.
One man and his dog, surveying the flood waters in New Orleans, forlornly waiting for emergency services to arrive.
A man hails a passing rescue boat as floodwaters creep nearer the rooftops.
The town of Biloxi, Mississippi bore the full force of Hurricane Katrina. David Diaz stands on all that's left of his apartment block. It was totally destroyed by the storm.
A fallen train crossing light bears sad testament to the power of Hurricane Katrina in Gulfport, Mississippi.
Rescue workers bring residents by boat to an elevated ramp on Interstate 10, after a tidal surge from Hurricane Katrina overwhelmed a levee, swamping the area.
A large gas tank blocks traffic along Interstate 10 in Mississippi. Its weight was no match for Katrina's power. Travellers attempt to dodge the worst of the debris littering the highway.
Many neighborhoods in New Orleans were covered by floodwaters. Residents attempt to rescue their most valued possessions as they move to higher ground.
----- The entire North side of the Hyatt Hotel in New Orleans was blown out when Hurricane Katrina devastated the area on Monday, August 29, 2005.
New Orleans residents wade through chest-deep floodwater as they survey the damage to their homes and livelihoods.
Cars were crushed under the weight of fallen debris in New Orleans' French Quarter.
