Hurricane Katrina five years later
(Top Photo) Robert Fontaine looks on at the scene where he fled a burning house fire in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina August 23, 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Fontaine said he stayed in the house to take care of dogs who were left behind. He was using candles due to a lack of electricity when one of the dogs knocked over a candle, causing the fire. Fontaine said, My whole life, my whole world crashed. For everyone, not just for me.
(Bottom Photo) Robert Fontaine walks past a burning house fire in the 7th ward September 6, 2005 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Getty Images / Mario Tama
(Left) Willi Lee, 84, stands inside his home that was damaged by Hurricane Katrina, and which he wants to rebuild Auguspatagonia baggies light reviewt 18, 2010 in Pearlington, Mississippi. Lee says he has received the funds to rebuild but cannot find a trustworthy builder.
(Right) Willi Lee, 79, stands inside his home that was damaged by Hurricane Katrina, and which he wants to rebuild May 25, 2006 in Pearlington, Mississippi. Lee said he attempted to ride out the storm in the house but eventually was washed outside by the flooding where he was able to cling to a treepatagonia discount code overstock0 limb for hours until the floodwater subsided. Lee says a poisonous water moccasin patagonia nano hoody reviewsnake clung to the limb next to him the entire time. The eye of Hurpatagonia vest men guidericane Katrina passed directly over Pearlington, located approximately midway between New Orleans and Biloxi, Mississippi. Getty Images / Mario Tama
Hurricane Katrina refugees cross a bridge on US 90 in a downpour September 1, 2005, as they walk out of New Orleans. August 29, 2010 the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated the city and much of the US Gulf Coast. Katrina unleashed torrential rains, leading to disastrous flooding that left about 1,600 people dead, destroyed thousanwomens patagonia jacket brand newds of homes and marred the presidency of Obama s predecessor George W. Bush, whospatagonia discount code overstock2e administration was severely criticized for its handling of the crisis. However, we reserve the right to delete inappropriate comments or ban users who can t play nice. (See our full terms of service here.)
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