Picture News
-
AFP - Sat Aug 27, 1:24 PM ET
People walk through a flooded street in Miami. Katrina became a major hurricane as it strengthened over the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico, packing winds near 185 kilometers (115 miles) per hour and threatening New Orleans and offshore oil rigs.(AFP/Robert Sullivan) -
AFP - Sat Aug 27, 1:24 PM ET
Mark Balencourt (C) uses a raft to ferry his sons through flooded streets in Miami. Katrina became a major hurricane as it strengthened over the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico, packing winds near 185 kilometers (115 miles) per hour and threatening New Orleans and offshore oil rigs.(AFP/Robert Sullivan) -
AFP/NOAA - Sat Aug 27, 1:24 PM ET
Satellite image provided by the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows Hurricane Katrina.(AFP/NOAA) -
AFP/Getty Images - Sat Aug 27, 1:24 PM ET
Friends Wilfredo Lopez (L) and Orlando Maderos paddle an air mattress down a flooded street in Homestead, Florida. Katrina became a major hurricane as it strengthened over the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico, packing winds near 185 kilometers (115 miles) per hour and threatening New Orleans and offshore oil rigs.(AFP/Getty Images/Carlo Allegri) -
AFP - Sat Aug 27, 2:39 PM ET
A shopkeeper cleans her premises after flooding in Lucerne, Switzerland. Flood waters were receding in Europe, following a weeklong crisis which left at least 70 people dead across the centre and east of the continent.(AFP/Bruno Ferrandez) -
AFP/DDP/File - Sat Aug 27, 2:39 PM ET
Head waiter Kurt Streibl pours away high water of the Donau river that flooded his cafe 'Bayerisch Venedig' (Bavarian Venice) in Passau on 25 August 2005.(AFP/DDP/File/Jens-Ulrich Koch) -
AFP/File - Sat Aug 27, 2:39 PM ET
A resident participates 26 August 2005 in cleanup operations in the Romanian village of Hoghia, 350 kms north of Bucharest, following a flash flood.(AFP/File) -
AFP/Getty Images/File - Sat Aug 27, 3:18 PM ET
People walk along the coast buffeted by 50-mph winds in advance of Hurricane Katrina 25 August 2005 in Deerfield Beach, Florida. Katrina became a major hurricane as it strengthened over the warm Gulf of Mexico waters, with winds near 185 kilometers (115 miles) per hour threatening New Orleans and offshore oil rigs.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Carlo Allegri) -
AFP/File - Sun Aug 28, 9:55 AM ET
The flooded banks of the Reuss river in Lucerne, Switzerland. Switzerland will need to spend billions in the coming years if it is to escape a repeat of last week's flood crisis which killed six people, forced the evacuation of thousands and caused massive damage.(AFP/File/Bruno Ferrandez) -
AFP/File - Sun Aug 28,10:10 AM ET
View of charred trees after a forrest fire close to the village of Lamas, central Portugal. Portuguese firefighters said they had tamed three fires which burned out of control overnight, including one which raced through a nature reserve, but remained vigilant for flare-ups.(AFP/File/Miguel Riopa) -
AFP/File - Sun Aug 28,10:11 AM ET
A tiger drinks from a pond at the national zoo in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Authorities in Malaysia's northern Kelantan state announced plans to protect villagers from tiger attacks after a woman was severely mauled and killed.(AFP/File/Jimin Lai) -
AFP/File - Sun Aug 28,10:17 AM ET
A man rides his bicyle through in a flooded street in Lucerne, Switzerland. Countries across a swathe of central and eastern Europe were counting the cost of a flood crisis that left at least 70 people dead, thousands evacuated and a massive reconstruction bill.(AFP/File/Bruno Ferrandez) -
HOLDING TOGETHER: Residents of a mobile home park in Florida on Sunday embrace in front of a neighbour's mobile home wrecked by hurricane Katrina. -- AP -
Natural habitat
Homo sapiens, seen here in their enclosure, are London Zoo's newest exhibit opened on Aug 26. The four day exhibit made up of volunteers highlights the spread of earth's most adaptable species and the importance of man's place in the planet's eco-system. -- AP -
Birth anniversary
Devotees celebrate Janamashtmi, the birth anniversary of Hindu god Krishna, on the banks of the Ganges in Allahabad, India. Allahabad is one of Hinduism's holiest pilgrimage sites. -- AP -
Celebration of independence
Workers prepare a billboard for national day celebrations in Hanoi on Sept 2, when Vietnam will mark its 60th anniversary of independence from the French. -- AP -
Street protest
Iraqis in the streets of Baquba, Iraq, protest against the new constitution being drafted by the constitution committee. The deadline for acceptance of the draft has been extended as it is still lacking approval from the Sunni Arabs. -- AFP -
All aboard!
More than 20 Cambodian Buddhist monks cramp into the back of a motorcycle cart after collecting offerings from villages in Kandal, some 30km north-east of Phnom Penh. -- AFP -
Flood disaster
This house in the Romanian village of Hoghia collapsed after it was hit by a sudden flood. Thousands of people have been affected by the devastating floods in Europe which have killed at least 42 people. -- AFP -
Originally posted by BabyLover:
All aboard!
More than 20 Cambodian Buddhist monks cramp into the back of a motorcycle cart after collecting offerings from villages in Kandal, some 30km north-east of Phnom Penh. -- AFP
-
Hurricane approaches
The main roads out of New Orleans were packed on Sunday as residents heeded the mayor's warning to flee the city. -
Hurricane approaches
People have been barricading their homes and businesses as Hurricane Katrina approaches. -
Hurricane approaches
The bowl-like city lies some six feet (two metres) below sea level and forecasters have warned of significant flooding. -
Hurricane approaches
The 70,000-seat Superdome has become a last-resort shelter for those unable to leave the city. -
Hurricane approaches
Priority was given to the elderly and infirm, with fitter people forced to wait in the muggy heat for hours.