Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina

Two years after the hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans on August 29th, 2005 the scars and devastation are still there for everyone to see. What strikes one first is just the sheer scale of damage. Street after street and neighborhood after neighborhood are still half empty. Stricken homes, some gutted some still intact from the flooding alternate with totally empty lots and some renovated or rebuilt homes.

Many who were forced to leave have not returned. They may never return as the rebuilding of the local economy and infrastructure might take a generation to complete.

Read more about Katrina here on Wikipedia.