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New Orleans, After The Flood
This collection of images shows the devastation faced by the people of the Gulf Coast in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, which struck on Aug. 29, 2005.
Katrina - Before and After
Cars travel over a bridge crossing the Industrial Canal to the Lower Ninth Ward July 18, 2006, in New Orleans. A year earlier, two men paddle in high water. (Mario Tama, Getty Images)
Residents walk through floodwaters on Canal Street in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. A lone street car waits a year later. (Bill Haber, AP)
Hurricane Katrina evacuee Kimi Seymour, takes a break along Interstate 10 as she walked along the highway with a shopping cart of possessions after Katrina. (Irwin Thompson, The Dallas Morning News / AP)
Residents inspect damage left by Hurricane Katrina in Biloxi, Miss. (Robert Sullivan, AFP / Getty Images)
Rhonda Braden walks through the destruction in her childhood neighborhood, Aug. 31, 2005 in Long Beach, Miss. (Rob Carr, AP)
Katrina victims carry merchandise from downtown businesses in New Orleans. (Eric Gay, AP)
A woman and her child wait with hundreds of other flood victims at the convention center in New Orleans. (Eric Gay, AP)
People walk along Interstate 10 near the Louisiana Superdome early on Aug. 31, 2005, in New Orleans and a year later traffic flows down the same road. (Melanie Burford, AP)
The destroyed Hyatt Regency hotel, left, is shown next to a statue in New Orleans and the way it appeared a year later. (Mario Tama, Getty Images)
Young Tanisha Belvin holds the hand of fellow Hurricane Katrina survivor Nita LaGarde. (Eric Gay, AP)
Hurricane Katrina Quiz
How many people lost their lives as a result of Hurricane Katrina and in the subsequent floods?
- Less Than 1,000
- More Than 1,800
- More Than 2,500
Katrina marked the deadliest U.S. hurricane since this one in 1928?
- Hurricane Hugo
- Hurricane Andrew
- Hurricane Okeechobee
Damage from Katrina was estimated at how much in 2006?
- $48 billion
- $84 billion
- $8 billion
Approximately how many people fled New Orleans and its surrounding suburbs by the time Katrina struck?
- One million people
- Three million people
- 500 thousand people
At its peak, Katrina hit Category 5 status on the morning of Aug. 28, 2005, with maximum sustained winds of?
- 200 mph
- 100 mph
- 175 mph
Over seventy countries pledged monetary donations. Which country donated the most?
- Kuwait
- China
- South Korea
The name Katrina has been retired and replaced by what name on the hurricane list maintained by the World Meteorological Organization?
- Katalina
- Kathy
- Katia
How many people did the Coast Guard reportedly rescue during the disaster?
- 60,000 people
- More Than 33,500 People
- About 3,000 People
One year after the disaster there were still about how many people living in more than 38,000 FEMA-provided trailers?
- 90,000 People
- 100,000 People
- 200,000 People
