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Reuters - Mon Aug 29, 6:19 PM ET
A restaurant on US 90 in Biloxi, Mississippi August 29, 2005, which sits across the road from the Gulf of Mexico, is completely gutted by Hurricane Katrina. Biloxi was heavily damaged by the category four hurricane. The storm slammed into New Orleans on Monday with winds of 135 mph (216 kph), shutting 91 percent of the normal 1.5 million barrels per day of crude oil production in the Gulf Coast region. REUTERS/Mark Wallheiser -
Reuters - Tue Aug 30, 8:31 AM ET
A view of the Sadler Apartments in Biloxi, Mississippi after Hurricane Katrina destroyed them and close to 100 condominiums on the Biloxi waterfront August 29, 2005. Hurricane Katrina ripped into the U.S. Gulf Coast on Monday, stranding people on rooftops as it pummeled the historic jazz city New Orleans with 100 mph (160 kph) winds and swamped Mississippi resort towns and lowlands with a crushing surge of seawater. REUTERS/Mark Wallheiser -
AP - Mon Aug 29,10:32 PM ET
Jonathan Harvey wades through flood waters after rescuing his dog 'Cuddles' from his flooded home after Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast Monday, Aug. 29, 2005 in Gulfport, Miss.. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) -
Reuters - Mon Aug 29,11:28 PM ET
A man puts his baby on top of his car as he and a woman abandon their car after it started to float when Hurricane Katrina hit the Treme area of New Orleans August 29, 2005. The White House said Monday it was willing to use the government's emergency oil stockpile to help refiners hurt by Hurricane Katrina's rampage through the Gulf of Mexico, but that it was too early to decide if or how much crude should be released. The storm slammed into New Orleans on Monday with winds of 135 mph (216 kph), shutting 91 percent of the normal 1.5 million barrels per day of crude oil production in the Gulf Coast region. (Rick Wilking/Reuters) -
AFP/Getty Images - Tue Aug 30, 3:47 AM ET
Chest-deep water dumped from hurricane Hurricane Katrina collects in the street in New Orleans, Louisiana. Hurricane Katrina battered New Orleans, flooding entire neighborhoods and causing widespread destruction, but kept the worst of its deadly wrath for neighboring Mississippi whose governor spoke of 'catastrophic damage.'(AFP/Getty Images/Chris Graythen) -
AP - Thu Aug 25,10:48 PM ET
In this artist rendering provided by Destination Grand Canyon, a glass skywalk is shown extending from the Grand Canyon. An American Indian tribe with land along the canyon is planning to build a glass-bottomed walkway that will jut out 70 feet from the canyon's edge. The skywalk, expected to open in January, is part of the Hualapai Tribe's $40 million effort to turn 1,000 acres of reservation land into a tourist destination that will also feature an Indian village and Western-themed town. (AP Photo/Destination Grand Canyon) -
AFP/Getty Images - Tue Aug 30, 7:39 AM ET
A dog waits on the side roof of a house to be rescued by workers after Hurricane Katrina tore though the area with high winds and rain in New Orleans, Louisiana. Rescue crews worked frantically to save hundreds of people trapped by floodwaters from Hurricane Katrina, which devastated the US Gulf Coast states of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama and reportedly left dozens of people dead.(AFP/Getty Images/Chris Graythen) -
AP - Mon Aug 29, 9:22 PM ET
A tattered U.S. Flag flies in the foreground of the Hyatt, in New Orleans, Monday, Aug. 29, 2005, where dozens of windows were blown out when Hurricane Katrina made land fall. ( (AP Photo/Eric Gay) -
Reuters - Mon Aug 29, 9:15 PM ET
Guests at a local hotel watch a dolphin swimming in the pool while the eye of Hurricane Katrina passes near Gulfport, Mississippi August 29, 2005. Hurricane Katrina ripped into the U.S. Gulf Coast on Monday, stranding people on rooftops as it pummeled the historic jazz city New Orleans with 100 mph (160 kph) winds and swamped Mississippi resort towns and lowlands with a crushing surge of seawater. REUTERS/Frank Polich -
Reuters - Mon Aug 29, 9:14 PM ET
A worker from the Gulfport Oceanarium checks on the well-being of two dolphins in the swimming pool at a hotel while the eye of Hurricane Katrina passes near Gulfport, Mississippi August 29, 2005. Hurricane Katrina ripped into the U.S. Gulf Coast on Monday, stranding people on rooftops as it pummeled the historic jazz city New Orleans with 100 mph (160 kph) winds and swamped Mississippi resort towns and lowlands with a crushing surge of seawater. REUTERS/Frank Polich -
AFP - Tue Aug 30, 7:39 AM ET
An oil rig that broke loose during Hurricane Katrina is wedged under the Cochrane Bridge in Mobile, Alabama. Rescue crews worked frantically to save hundreds of people trapped by floodwaters from Hurricane Katrina, which devastated the US Gulf Coast states of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama and reportedly left dozens of people dead.(AFP/Stan Honda) -
NEW THRILLS: Speedsters sightseeing in Sentosa can now take a new luge ride through the island's rainforest down to Siloso Beach. -- TERENCE TAN -
Rescue mission
Rescue workers evacuate residents from submerged houses in New Orleans on Monday after Hurricane Katrina made a landfall. The storm has caused widespread damage and flooding in New Orleans and other cities on the southern Gulf Coast of the United States. -- AFP -
Apartment inferno
Some 130 French firemen try to fight a blaze that swept through a building housing African immigrants in central Paris late on Monday. Seven people were killed and three seriously injured in the fire. -- AFP -
Rough play
Wildcard entry Shenay Perry of the United States takes a tumble during her match against Australian Alicia Molik in the first round of the US Open tennis grandslam in New York City on Monday. Molik succumbed 6-4 6-4 to Perry. -- AFP -
AWAITING RESCUE: A man in New Orleans waving to a rescue boat after clambering onto his roof to escape flood waters. Tree trunks, downed power lines and trees and chunks of broken concrete in the streets are hampering rescue efforts. -- AP -
DEVASTATED: Two women in Mississippi sitting on a roof that was detached from their relatives' home. Hurricane Katrina brought 170kmh winds that destroyed buildings and uprooted trees. -
SOAKED: A drenched man helping a woman across a street in Mississippi. Hurricane Katrina brought lashing rain and thunderstorms are expected to continue for days in its wake.
ON THE MOVE: Dozens of New Orleans residents struggling to reach higher ground as rising waters flooded their neighbourhood. Streets in the city have turned into rivers bobbing with debris such as garbage cans and old tyres. -- AP -
Reuters - Sun Aug 28, 4:56 PM ET
A cowboy competes in bulldogging at the Barretos Rodeo International Festival in Barretos, about 438 km (272 miles) northwest of Sao Paulo, August 28, 2005. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker -
AP - Tue Aug 30,12:11 PM ET
The Grand Palais's dome made of glass and steel, one of the architectural jewels of Paris, is seen Tuesday Aug. 30, 2005. The Grand Palais, that first opened in 1900 for the World Fair, throws open its door on Sept. 17 after a dozen years of renovations. (AP Photo/Francois Mori) -
AP - Tue Aug 30, 1:04 PM ET
The Russian aerobatic team 'Russkiye Vityazi' (Russian Knights) performs during an air show as part of millennial anniversary celebrations in this central Russian city in Kazan, capital of Tatarstan region 720 km (450 miles) east of Moscow, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005. In the background is the Qol Sharif Mosque. (AP Photo/Ramil Galiyev) -
Reuters - Tue Aug 30, 7:41 AM ET
Turkish cadets march during the Victory Day parade in Ankara August 30, 2005. The parade was to mark the 83rd anniversary of the Victory Day celebrated throughout Turkey. REUTERS/Umit Bektas -
AFP - Tue Aug 30, 5:02 PM ET
Beach volley : The shadows of players are seen on the sand while French Giaui and Berrera play against Latvia's Minusa and Jursone during their qualifying match for the Beach Volleyball FIVB World Tour 2005 at the Olympic beachvolleyball stadium in Athens. (AFP/Louisa Gouliamaki) -
AFP - Tue Aug 30, 4:59 PM ET
Card for Di : A card with a portrait of Diana, the late Princess of Wales, is placed amongst red roses outside Kensington Palace in London. (AFP/Alessandro Abbonizio) -
AFP/DDP - Tue Aug 30, 4:52 PM ET
Fair preparations : A worker fixes a poster announcing the upcoming Consumer Electronics Fair IFA in Berlin. (AFP/DDP/Oliver Lang)