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New Orleans lawlessness
Some of the worst reports have come from inside the city's Superdome and convention centre where thousands of people were told to take refuge to escape the storm and then the floodwaters. -
New Orleans lawlessness
Police said there had been rapes and beatings, and people were now starting to die, in the increasingly filthy conditions and intense heat. -
New Orleans lawlessness
Buses have now arrived in the city to undertake the full evacuation of the city. Many people are being taken to the Astrodome in Houston, Texas. -
New Orleans lawlessness
There are still many people stranded across the city and beyond - waiting on the roofs of their homes for help to come. -
New Orleans lawlessness
Sandbags have been dropped in an attempt block up the levees that were breached in the storm, enabling waters to flood the city. -
New Orleans lawlessness
A BBC correspondent says that 80% of New Orleans is still under water and there is no sign yet of the waters receding. -
AFP - Thu Sep 1, 6:51 PM ET
Olympic celebration : Two acrobats perform on Nelsons Column in Trafalgar Square in London, as London Mayor Ken Livingstone officially marks the city's historic 2012 Olympic victory by hosting a short spectacle. (AFP/Alessandro Abbonizio) -
AP - Fri Sep 2, 7:22 AM ET
A fire burns on the east side of New Orleans early Friday morning, Sept. 2, 2005. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrine, firefighters say they will let the fire burn itself out. The explosion jolted residents awake early Friday, illuminating the pre-dawn sky with red and orange flames over the city where corpses rotted along flooded sidewalks and bands of armed thugs thwarted fitful rescue efforts. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) -
AFP - Thu Sep 1, 6:41 PM ET
Funeral reflections : An image reflected on a window shows Israeli mourners carrying caskets draped in Israeli flags of 15 Israelis exhumed under Israel's historic Gaza pullout from the Jewish cemetery in Gush Katif to be reburied in Jerusalem's Mount of Olive cemetery, during a mass funeral in the center of Jerusalem. (AFP/Gali Tibbon) -
AFP - Thu Sep 1, 7:05 PM ET
Wading through the water : People wade in floodwater before burning buildings in New Orleans, Louisiana, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. New Orleans made a 'desperate SOS' for help as authorities struggled to stem a descent into anarchy and evacuate survivors of Hurricane Katrine which is now believed to have killed thousands. (AFP/James Nielsen) -
AFP - Thu Sep 1, 6:45 PM ET
Lighting the candles : Indian sikh boy Simaran lights candles at the illuminated Golden Temple in Amritsar, in India's northwestern state of Punjab. (AFP/Narinder Nanu) -
AFP - Fri Sep 2, 4:19 PM ET
Italian workout : Italian forward Alessandro Del Piero(up) and teammate Gennaro Gattuso(down) exercise during a training session on the eve of their World Cup qualifying match against Scotland in Glasgow. (AFP/Paco Serinelli) -
AFP - Thu Sep 1, 6:54 PM ET
Petra : 'Petra', a Yellow-footed Rock Wallaby joey, is held by keeper Kim Carlaw at Sydney's Taronga Zoo. (AFP/Greg Wood) -
AFP - Thu Sep 1, 6:38 PM ET
Remembering Beslan : A woman passes pictures on the wall of the sports hall destroyed during the school attack last year in Beslan. (AFP/Yuri Kadobnov) -
AFP - Thu Sep 1, 6:42 PM ET
Devotees at the Temple : Sikh devotees gather on the premises of the illuminated Golden Temple in Amritsar, in India's northwestern state of Punjab. (AFP/Narinder Nanu) -
AFP - Fri Sep 2, 4:30 PM ET
Chopper coming : Stranded Katrina victims protect themselves from the wind of a US Army helicopter landing on an overpass near the Superdome in New Orleans. (AFP/Nicholas Kamm) -
AFP - Fri Sep 2, 4:13 PM ET
Da!!! : Number one seed Maria Sharapova of Russia celebrates a break point during her match against Julia Schruff of Germany in the 2005 US Open second round. (AFP/Timothy Clary) -
AFP - Fri Sep 2, 4:23 PM ET
Armed shadow : The shadow of an Iraqi soldier securing an area is cast on a nearby wall during a mission by the US-Iraqi joint forces in Baghdad. (AFP/Liu Jin) -
AFP - Fri Sep 2, 4:26 PM ET
Just training : Palestinian militants from the Popular Resistance Committees take part in a military exercise during a graduation ceremony in Gaza City. (AFP/Mahmud Hams) -
AFP/POOL - Fri Sep 2,12:58 PM ET
Smoke billows from a fire in New Orleans. Explosions rang out and fires blazed early Friday in southwestern New Orleans, as authorities battled to restore order after Hurricane Katrina battered the Gulf Coast, media reported.(AFP/POOL/David J. Phillip) -
AFP/POOL - Fri Sep 2, 4:02 PM ET
A US Coast Guard helicopter prepares to rescue Hurricane Katrina survivors from a rooftop in New Orleans. Survivors of Katrina's fury recounted horrific tales of bodies piling up, gunbattles, fistfights, rapes, carjackings and widespread looting since the storm struck.(AFP/POOL/David Phillip) -
AFP/Getty Images - Fri Sep 2, 4:02 PM ET
Glenda Thomas sits on the steps of what was her home in Gulfport, Mississippi. The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said 300,000 to 400,000 children were left homeless.(AFP/Getty Images/Ross Taylor) -
AFP - Fri Sep 2, 4:02 PM ET
People are shown at the Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Fresh troops poured into New Orleans, scrambling to reverse a tide of anarchy unleashed by Hurricane Katrina.(AFP/James Nielsen) -
AFP - Fri Sep 2, 4:02 PM ET
Two US army soldiers stand next to a helicopter waiting to evacuate stranded people on an overpass near the Superdome in New Orleans. Some 100 people were airlifted from the overpass to the city's airport from where they will transported by bus out of the state.(AFP/Nicholas Kamm) -
AFP/Getty Images - Fri Sep 2, 4:02 PM ET
Linda Moran reacts after seeing the remnants of her destroyed home in Gulfport, Mississippi. Rescue efforts continue as officials in New Orleans and Mississippi fear the death toll from the devasting storm could be in the thousands.(AFP/Getty Images/Ross Taylor)