President Bush looks out the window of Air Force One inspecting damage from Hurricane Katrina while flying over New Orleans en route back to the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2005.
Mayor Says Thousands
May Be Dead in New Orleans
Wall Street Journal
The full scale of Katrina's devastation remained elusive and yet clearly appeared to be far worse than what authorities had been prepared to deal with. New Orleans, a major American city with a population of half a million has effectively been abandoned. Wednesday afternoon, Mayor Ray Nagin said hundreds, and maybe thousands, of residents have died, and Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco has ordered a full evacuation of the city. Ten of thousands of refugees still need to be evacuated, but the city, now largely under water, looks be unlivable for weeks if not months to come.
President Bush looks out the window of Air Force One inspecting damage from Hurricane Katrina while flying over New Orleans en route back to the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2005.