A television station loses its broadcasting tower and roof during Hurricane Katrina in Biloxi,August 29. Much of the city was heavily damaged during the peak of the category four storm. The storm slammed into New Orleans on Monday with winds of 135 mph, shutting 91 percent of the normal 1.5 million barrels per day of crude oil production in the Gulf Coast region.
Petty Officer 1st Class Steven Huerta prepares to hoist two children into a Coast Guard rescue helicopter in New Orleans August 29, in this handout released on August 30, 2005. The children were among many New Orleans citizens rescued from their rooftops due to flooding caused by Hurricane Katrina. The Coast Guard has begun damage assessment overflights as well as search and rescue operations. A widespread disaster unfolded on the Gulf Coast Tuesday as up to 80 people were reported dead in Mississippi, and floodwaters poured into low-lying New Orleans through levees battered by powerful Hurricane Katrina.
Petty Officer 1st Class Steven Huerta scours neighborhoods over New Orleans, Louisiana, for citizens in distress as a result of flooding caused by Hurricane Katrina on August 29.
Thats right! Early reports said Mississippi had borne the brunt of the hurricane while New Orleans yukked it up because they had "dodged the bullet again". I remember now. Of course the media found a jucier story in NO. No fun watching capable people busy putting their lives back together in Mississippi and Alabama. (Sarc)