In Brief

Hurricane Katrina - 10 years on

by The Week team

25 Aug 2015

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A school bus drops off a student in front of the Claiborne Bridge in the Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans 2015.

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Men ride in a boat in high water past Flood Street, New Orleans 2015. Water was approximately 12 feet high in some areas.

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A man rides in a canoe in high water in the Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans, 2005.

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Robert Fontaine walks past a burning house fire in the 7th ward September 6, 2005 in New Orleans.

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In Review

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