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Rescues in progress. Massive resources are converging on the Gulf Coast disaster area. The President has, in essence, unofficially nationalized the rescue and relief effort since state and local officials are simply overwhelmed. The Navy, Coast Guard, National Guard, FEMA, and other federal assets are already moving into the area, as are assets from other states.

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A New Orleans resident tries to drive his car through floodwaters past the University of New Orleans on Tuesday.

Man paddles near two half-submerged houses in the Garden district of New Orleans.

Cuong Pham(L) and Bich Tran(R), PhD students at Tulane University in New Orleans, bail water from their basement apartment in the Garden District.