The North side of the Hyatt hotel in New Orleans was shredded by 140mph winds when Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the Louisiana coast on Monday, Aug. 29, 2005. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
Aug. 29: Trees litter the streets in the uptown section of New Orleans.
Aug. 29: Rescuers take residents to an interstate ramp after a tidal surge overwhelmed a levee in New Orleans.