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[Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita] New Orleans, LA, 9-17-05 -- Michael Caswell is able to save some bottles and will try and save some family pictures by carefully cleaning them. Most of flooded homeowners are only able to save a few items. MARVIN NAUMAN/FEMA photo

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, 12-01-05 -- Hurricane Katrina disaster victim Stella Keasley searches for anything salvageable from where her home use to be and finds her daughters Teddy Bear. Many people lost everything when the Levee broke and are homeless and rely on FEMA to help them though the ordeal. MARVIN NAUMAN/FEMA photo

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, 3-16-06 -- Spring Break College volunteers gather debris and place into wheelbarrows to help clean up this former Library room at the Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School for Science and Technology. College students from around the country are in New Orleans to help clean up during spring break. FEMA is housing as many of the College Student volunteers as possible in four base camps in and around New Orleans. Marvin Nauman/FEMA photo

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[Hurricane Katrina] Baker, La., October 24, 2006 - Security Team members Nicholas Nowak (l) and Andrew Williams (r) receive honorary positions with the city of Baker in recognition of their rescue of an elderly woman from a burning trailer at FEMA's Renaissance Village park. The men braved flames to carry the woman out of her home after she had fallen asleep and did not hear the smoke detector alarm. Keith Riggs/FEMA.

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[Hurricane Katrina] Baker, La., October 27, 2006 - Entertainer Rosie O'Donnell appears at the grand opening of the Children's Plaza at FEMA's Renaissance Village trailer park. O'Donnell's charitable foundation was the leading force in establishing the center for residents of the park, victims of Hurricane Katrina. The plaza includes facilities for Early Head Start, Elementary After School Programs, adult education and social services. Keith Riggs/FEMA.

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[Hurricane Katrina] Baker, La., August 17, 2006 - Residents of Renaissance Village, FEMA's largest trailer park for hurricane evacuees in Louisiana, attend a job fair staged by local business groups. The park contains 574 travel trailers and includes classrooms, a playground and educational facilities. Keith Riggs/FEMA.

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[Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita] Baker, La., August 17, 2006 - During a job fair at FEMA's Renaissance Village park, a Katrina evacuee sits for an employment interview while caring for her child. The park holds 574 travel trailers housing families from hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Keith Riggs/FEMA.

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[Hurricane Katrina] Baker, LA August 1, 2008 -- After nearly three years of providing temporary housing, this FEMA group site named "Renaissance Village" closed in June 2008. Cumulatively, Renaissance Village housed nearly 900 Louisiana families.

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[Hurricane Katrina] Jackson, Miss., October 22, 2005 -- The state capitol building, completed in 1903 and restored during 1979-1982, is where the laws of this state are made. Special sessions of the state legislature have been called to deal with issues resulting from Hurricane Katrina. George Armstrong/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, 3-9-06 -- A FEMA Travel Trailer convoy heads down Highway I-10 towards New Orleans. FEMA is delivering about 500 Travel Trailers per day to help house Hurricane Katrina disaster victims. Marvin Nauman/FEMA photo

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[Hurricane Katrina] Chalmette, LA, December 16, 2005 - Chalmette High School's parking lot now houses multiple trailers that compose the St. Bernard Unified School encompassing 14 different schools into one facility as reconstruction continues. Enrollment has grown to 550 as residents return to St. Bernard Parish. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, 1-22-06 -- A specially designed lifting bar is positioned to lift a FEMA Travel Trailer off the train car. FEMA is delivering about 500 Travel Trailers per day to help house Hurricane Katrina disaster victims. MARVIN NAUMAN/FEMA photo

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[Hurricane Katrina] Biloxi Ms., October 4, 2005 --Emergency Temporary Housing Facility for disaster victims from Hurricane Katrina. FEMA is providing temporary emergency housing like these travel trailers in Biloxi, Mississippi. John Fleck/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, 1-17-06 -- 13 FEMA travel trailers are ready to be hauled to a staging area from the train unloading area to help house Hurrciane Katrina victims. The FEMA Travel Trailer program was designed to get disaster victims in safe housing. MARVIN NAUMAN/FEMA photo

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[Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita] Baton Rouge, LA, October 1, 2005 -- Four drivers wait for inspectors to complete the documentation of these travel trailers, the final step taken before they are taken to sites to house either individuals or families left homeless by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Many thousands of these units and mobile homes will be used to provide temporary quarters for residents of the state. Win Henderson / FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] Belle Chasse, LA, February 4, 2006 - Rows of FEMA provided travel trailers are installed in Plaquemines Parish for the temporary housing of the community's displaced residents. Providing temporary housing in the disaster affected community enables the hurricane victims to be closer to home during the rebuilding process. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] D'Iberville, Miss., November 24, 2005 -- Bobby Keyes starts moving his belongings into his new FEMA travel trailer home on Thanksgiving Day. FEMA is utilizing various methods to temporarily house residents displaced by Hurricane Katrina. Mark Wolfe/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] Waveland, MS, 11-25-05 -- Sally Simmons stands in front of a FEMA trailer while holding a picture of what her and her daughter's former house looked like. The house was washed away by flood waters during Hurricane Katrina. Patsy Lynch/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita] Baton Rouge, LA, October 1, 2005 -- A driver waits for inspectors to complete the documentation of a travel trailer, the final step taken before it is taken to a site to house either an individual or family left homeless by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Many thousands of these units and mobile homes will be used to provide temporary quarters for residents of the state. Win Henderson / FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita] Baton Rouge, LA, October 1, 2005 -- A caravan of inspected and documented travel trailers leave the staging area here and are destined to provide temporary housing quarters for some of the thousands of residents left homeless by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. FEMA's temporary housing program has thousands of travel trailers and mobile homes on hand in the staging area that are being readied for occupancy. Win Henderson / FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] Gautier, MS, November 24, 2005 - Carlos Comanclos, a FEMA employee, holds a box of pumpkin pies that were handed out to residents in FEMA provided trailers on Thanksgiving day. Patsy Lynch/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita] Baton Rouge, LA, October 1, 2005 -- A flagman waves a truck driver onward down a road past one of many fields packed with travel trailers and mobile homes now staged and being prepared for occupancy by individuals and families left homeless by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. FEMA's Temporary Housing Program can place these units on private property, in commercial and industrial parks and in group sites being developed by the agency. Win Henderson / FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] Pass Christian, Miss., December 21, 2005 -- FEMA provided travel trailers placed on private property in Pass Christian amid debris and destruction. Pass Christian is devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Mark Wolfe/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] Violet, LA, December 16, 2005 - These FEMA travel trailers are being set up on East Judge Perez Drive in St. Bernard Parish just east of the Violet Canal. The site will be erected on the actual west-bound lanes of the highway and will affect approximately a one mile stretch of the roadway. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] D'Iberville, Miss., November 24, 2005 -- Joann and Richard Drummond are excited to enter their new FEMA travel trailer on Thanksgiving Day. FEMA is utilizing various methods to temporarily house residents displaced by Hurricane Katrina. Mark Wolfe/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] Pascagoula, Miss., November 2, 2005 -- FEMA provided travel trailers are sited on private property to make it easier for residents to chart their personal recovery from Hurricane Katrina. FEMA is using many methods to temporarily house Mississippi residents displaced by Hurricane Katrina. FEMA/Mark Wolfe

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[Hurricane Katrina] Purvis, MS., October 3, 2005 -- Over 1000 trailers are getting ready for distribution at the FEMA Trailer Staging Area in Purvis, Mississipi. Nicolas Britto/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] Biloxi Ms., October 4, 2005 --Emergency Temporary Housing Facility for disaster victims from Hurricane Katrina. FEMA is providing temporary emergency housing like these travel trailers in Biloxi, Mississippi. John Fleck / FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita] Baton Rouge, LA, October 1, 2005 -- A solid white line, made up of hundreds of travel trailers waiting for deployment to private and public sites, marks the separation between earth and sky at a staging area here. Thousands of travel trailers and mobile homes will be set in place throughout the state to provide temporary housing for residents left homeless by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Win Henderson / FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, 01-07-06 -- Greg Bachaud gets his tools so he can repair his house, damaged by Hurricane Katrina. Many Hurricane Katrina victims are in FEMA's travel trailer housing program while they repair their homes. The travel Trailer program is designed to get disaster victims in safe housing and back on the road to recovery quickly. MARVIN NAUMAN/FEMA photo

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[Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita] Baton Rouge, LA, October 1, 2005 -- Travel trailers in one section of a staging area are placed 12 wide by 36 deep, producing a sea of 432 trailers waiting for final inspection and documentation before they are used to house people left homeless by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. FEMA will place tens of thousands of these units and mobile homes throughout the state in commercial parks, on industrial and private property and in group sites being constructed by the agency. Win Henderson / FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] Hancock County, Miss., September 27, 2005 -- Utilities are being installed at this Emergency Group Site (EGS) in Hancock County, Miss. FEMA provides travel trailers for temporary housing in disaster areas. FEMA/Mark Wolfe

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[Hurricane Katrina] Biloxi, Miss., November 3, 2005 -- Curtis Lopez displays family photos found in the debris where their home once stood, to his wife Ann, granddaughter Olivia, and daughter-in-law Bridgett. Four generations of the Lopez family now live in FEMA travel trailers, as do thousands of Mississippians displaced by Hurricane Katrina. George Armstrong/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] Purvis, MS, December 13, 2005 - A FEMA employee inspects the plumbing in the kitchen of a FEMA mobile home before it is released to it's designated family. All trailers and mobile homes are inspected before leaving the staging area in Purvis, MS. Patsy Lynch/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] Biloxi, Miss., November 3, 2005 -- These three trailers are home to the extended Lopez family. In all, six members from four generations live here now. George Armstrong/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, 1-17-06 -- Jessie Coleman and Matthew Wren hook a FEMA travel trailer up to be hauled to a staging area from the train unloading area. The FEMA Travel Trailer program was designed to get disaster victims in safe housing and back on the road to recovery quickly. MARVIN NAUMAN/FEMA photo

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, 2-24-06 -- Dawn and Robert Jackson look inside their FEMA travel trailer as its being installed on their property. The Jackson's will stay in their FEMA trailer while Mr. Jackson makes repairs to his house caused be Hurricane Katrina. Marvin Nauman/FEMA photo

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, December 20, 2005 - One of several FEMA travel trailers equiped to accomodate wheel chair access at Roehm Park. This site, built on top of a former ball field, hosts 50 trailers in all for temporary housing of displaced disaster victims. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] Violet, LA, January 16, 2006 - FEMA trailers are in almost every yard along South Lake Boulevard as homeowners work on gutting and remodeling their homes. Hurricane Katrina flooded every structure in St Bernard Parish. Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] Baker, LA, September 29, 2005 -- A workman walks across the end of a section of a temporary housing site, which has more than 400 of the 550 travel trailers to be placed here now in place. This FEMA travel trailer park, one of several to be built at selected locations, will house individuals and families left homeless by Hurricane Katrina. Win Henderson / FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] Biloxi, Miss., November 3, 2005 -- Two oil portraits and an undamaged china platter are among the few furnishings Ann and Curtis Lopez could find after Hurricane Katrina demolished their home. Their four generation family is living in three FEMA travel trailers while they work their way back toward a normal life. George Armstrong/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] Pascagoula, Miss., November 2, 2005 -- Brianna Edson and her new dog Dixie in front of the travel trailer serving as their temporary home along with Brianna's mother Wendy (not pictured) at the Ingalls-Wright Emergency Group Site (EGS). FEMA is using many methods to temporarily house Mississippi residents displaced by Hurricane Katrina. FEMA/Mark Wolfe

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[Hurricane Katrina] Hancock County, Miss., September 27, 2005 -- Utilities are being installed at this Emergency Group Site (EGS) in Hancock County, Miss. FEMA provides travel trailers for temporary housing in disaster areas. FEMA/Mark Wolfe

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[Hurricane Katrina] Ocean Springs, Miss., November 10, 2005 -- FEMA travel trailers are sited at the Gulf Island National Seashore in Ocean Springs. FEMA is providing travel trailers to Mississippi residents displaced by Hurricane Katrina. FEMA/Mark Wolfe

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, 02-3-06 -- A FEMA funded "Voodoo" Helicopter drops a load of water on the 1915 historical landmark Coliseum Theater Fire. Low or no water pressure in some areas has made fighting fire difficult and FEMA has provided aerial water drops to help New Orleans Fire Fighters fight fires. MARVIN NAUMAN/FEMA photo

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[Hurricane Katrina] Angie, LA November 15, 2005 - Colonel Charles Smithers III, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, spoke at the dedication of two modular classroom buildings at Angie Junior High School in Washinton Parish. FEMA and the USACOE provided the buildings to replace a 1938 annex that was destroyed by hurricane Katrina. Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] Angie, LA, November 15, 2005 - Angie Junior High School's "Teacher of the Year", Pamela Blanchard, helps one of her sixth graders with a reading lesson in a new modular classroom provided by FEMA. Two new buildings replace a 1938 annex that was crushed by an oak tree when Hurricane Katrina hit this Washington Parish. Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] Robert and Sandra Harris' elevated house was the only one left standing on Wiggins Street after Hurricane Katrina hit. They had mitigated their home in 1999 with Increased Cost of Compliance funds through the National Flood Insurance Program. They elevated their house above the required level in order to further protect against flooding. Photo by Robert Harris.

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[Hurricane Katrina] Pascagoula, Miss., February 28, 2006 -- Robert and Sandra Harris returned to their Pascagoula neighborhood days after Hurricane Katrina to discover theirs was the only house left standing. They previously had mitigated their home in 1999 with $30,000 in Increased Cost of Compliance funds through the National Flood Insurance Program. Mark Wolfe/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, January 1, 2003 -- Colorado Task Force 1 Hazardous Materials Technician Jeff Meyers carries an infant to safety after being discovered floating on a furniture cushion inside of a house where the parents were incapacitated. COTF1 also evacuated the infants parents to safety. University Division, New Orleans. Photo by COTF1

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, La., September 2005 - Members of the Louisiana National Guard distribute ice and food provided by FEMA to victims of Hurricane Katrina. MaryBeth Delarm/FEMA.

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[Hurricane Katrina] Dania Beach, Broward County, FL, 8-28-05 -- Hurricane Winds from Katrina knocked over huge tree crushing this home. Joann & Orland Douglas point to where they were when the tree fell on them. Orland was knocked down by the tree and Joann was trapped under the rubble and had to be rescued. Many Mobile homes and homes are damaged and residents are displaced. MARVIN NAUMAN/FEMA photo

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[Hurricane Katrina] Atlanta, GA, August 28, 2005 -- FEMA representative Ken Skalitzky (right) speaks on the phone while the local media looks on. FEMA is preparing for the tomorrow's landfall of Hurricane Katrina. FEMA/Mark Wolfe

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 29, 2005 -- The breach in the 17th Street canal levee causing flooding in the city following Hurricane Katrina. Photograped at 6:43PM. Marty Bahamonde/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- Several areas of the city are flooded due to the levee break. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 31, 2005 -- Members of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue task forces continue to help residents impacted by Hurricane Katrina. These residents were transported to the area from various neighborhoods and need to cross over the tracks to get on a second boat which will bring them to dry land. Photo by Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- Jim Chestnut, a FEMA Public Information Officer takes a break. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 31, 2005 -- Members of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue task forces, local and state responders set up an operation area to continue rescue efforts into areas impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Photo by Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- The US Coast Guard brings a hurricane Katrina victim to dry land. New Orleans is being evacuated as a result of flooding following the breaks in the levees as a result of hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- A FEMA Urban Search and Rescue worker sits with her rescue dog prior to going out on search operations into areas impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- An Urban Search and Rescue Team, Missouri Task Force 1, rescues a New Orleans victim of hurricane Katrina by airboat. New Orleans was evacuated as a result of flooding following the breaks in the levees as a result of hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] Houston, TX, August 30, 2005 -- TX-4 D-MAT has their final morning meeting before heading to Baton Rouge for deployment into New Orleans. Photo: Michael Rieger/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- Neighborhoods throughout the area remain flooded as a result of Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- A house in a neighborhood that is flooded as a result of Hurricane Katrina has markings on the roof from FEMA Urban Search and Rescue teams that have been searching for residents unable to reach dry ground. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 31, 2005 -- Members of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue task forces continue to help residents impacted by Hurricane Katrina. These residents were transported to the area from various neighborhoods and need to cross over the tracks to get on a second boat which will bring them to dry land. Photo by Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 31, 2005 -- Members of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue task forces continue search operations into areas impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Photo by Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- An Urban Search and Rescue Team bring victims of the flood waters of New Orleans to dry land by boat. New Orleans was evacuated following the breaks in the levees as a result of hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- Aerial view of the 9th Ward showing the break in the levee. Neighborhoods throughout the area remain flooded as a result of Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- An Urban Search and Rescue Team, Missouri Task Force 1, searches through the flood waters of New Orleans for hurricane victims. New Orleans is being evacuated following the breaks in the levees as a result of hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- Victims of the flood waters of New Orleans are evacuated by truck from the city. New Orleans was evacuated following breaks in the levee system as a result of hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- Neighborhoods throughout the city are flooded as a result of Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- Aerial view of a flooded New Orleans neighborhood, Lake Ponchatrain is the background. Neighborhoods throughout the area remain flooded as a result of Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 31, 2005 -- Members of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue task forces and local rescue personnel continue to travel through New Orleans flood waters to help residents impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Photo by Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 31, 2005 -- Members of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue task forces continue to help residents impacted by Hurricane Katrina. These residents were transported to the area from various neighborhoods and need to cross over the tracks to get on a second boat which will bring them to dry land. Photo by Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 31, 2005 -- Local residents carry personal items over dry land to reach a second boat which will bring them to dry land. They were brought to this location via FEMA Urban Search and Rescue personnel and local rescue workers. Photo by Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, August 30, 2005 -- An Urban Search & Rescue team looks for victims of hurricane Katrina by boat in a flooded New Orleans' neighborhood. New Orleans is being evacuated as a result of hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 31, 2005 -- A statue is partially submerged in flood waters as a result of Hurricane Katrina. Photo by Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- FEMA Urban Search and Rescue workers plan operatons on a bridge that is one of the areas not flooded in a neighborhood where search and rescue operations continue as a result of Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, La., August 30, 2005 -- Members of the Incident Support Team for the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue teams have a meeting to discuss plans for the day on August 30, 2005. New Orleans is being evacuated as a result of floods caused by hurricane Katrina. Photo by Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, La., August 30, 2005 -- Members of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue teams coordinate with local officals to make plans on access into areas impacted by Hurricane Katrina. New Orleans is being evacuated as a result of floods from hurricane Katrina. Thousand of people have been rescued from the flood waters by Urban Search and Rescue teams which have come to New Orleans from around the country to help. Photo by Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 31, 2005 -- Members of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue task forces continue search operations into areas impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Photo by Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- An Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) team from the Texas Task Force consults a map during their search in a flooded neighborhood for the stranded and deceased. Neighborhoods throughout the city are flooded as a result of Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 - Neighborhoods throughout the city are flooded as a result of Hurricane Katrina. Street signs remain partially visible in high water. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- The flood waters of New Orleans. New Orleans is being evacuated following the breaks in the levees as a result of hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- Neighborhoods throughout the city are flooded as a result of Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 - Neighborhoods throughout the city are flooded as a result of Hurricane Katrina. In some areas fires have started due to electrical outages. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- Aerial photograph of the break in the levee in the 9th ward. Neighborhoods throughout the area remain flooded as a result of Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- An Urban Search and Rescue Team, Missouri Task Force 1, searches through the flood waters of New Orleans for victims. New Orleans was evacuated following the breaks in the levees as a result of hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- A Rescue Team saves a New Orleans victim of hurricane Katrina by airboat. New Orleans is being evacuated as a result of flooding following the breaks in the levees as a result of hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 - Neighborhoods throughout the city are flooded as a result of Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] Metaire, LA, August 30, 2005 -- Members of the Incident Support Team give an operational briefing to local and state entities involved in search and rescue operations into areas impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Photo by Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 31, 2005 -- Members of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue task forces continue to help residents impacted by Hurricane Katrina. These residents were transported to the area from various neighborhoods and need to cross over the tracks to get on a second boat which will bring them to dry land. Photo by Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- Neighborhoods remain flooded as a result of Hurricane Katrina. The city of New Orleans is seen in the distance. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 31, 2005 -- Members of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue task forces continue to help residents impacted by Hurricane Katrina. These residents were transported to the area from various neighborhoods and need to cross over the tracks to get on a second boat which will bring them to dry land. Photo by Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- A break in the levee causing a neighborhood to flood. Neighborhoods throughout the area remain flooded as a result of Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 29, 2005 -- Neighborhoods remain flooded next to a holding wall as a result of Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 - Rescue crews stage on a highway that stops at flood waters. Neighborhoods throughout the city are flooded as a result of Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- Members of the Incident Support Team for the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue teams have a meeting to discuss plans for the day on August 30, 2005. New Orleans is being evacuated as a result of floods caused by hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- Neighborhoods throughout the city are flooded as a result of Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- The flood waters of New Orleans surround the homes in this neighborhood. New Orleans is being evacuated following the breaks in the levees as a result of hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

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