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Disasters

What lies beneath?

With a major levee break finally plugged, engineers struggled to pump out a flooded New Orleans Tuesday as authorities braced for the horrors the receding water would reveal. "It's going to be awful and it's going to wake the nation up again," the mayor said.

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'Nobody imagined this'

One week after Hurricane Katrina turned the region into a disaster of biblical proportions, miles-long lines of vehicles crawled into Jefferson Parish on Monday as residents were allowed to return for brief inspections of what's left of their homes.

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Helping Katrina refugees in Baton Rouge is grueling

Minnesotans are mobilizing aid for victims of Hurricane Katrina. Dan Hoffman has been assisting refugees since shortly after the hurricane hit Louisiana last week. He works at the St. Paul Red Cross, but has been helping in Baton Rouge. He spoke with MPR's Perry Finelli. He says the work is grueling.
by Perry Finelli

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As last refugees escape, New Orleans turns to its dead

New Orleans is turning much of its attention Sunday to gathering up and counting the dead across a ghastly landscape awash in perhaps thousands of corpses. "It is going to be about as ugly of a scene as I think you can imagine," the nation's homeland security chief warned.

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Katrina refugees get help from family members in Minnesota

Almost a week after losing her home and business to Hurricane Katrina, Minnesota native Rachael Van't Hull finally arrived at her sister's Brooklyn Center home.

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HHS secretary says death toll in the thousands

Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt said Sunday the death toll from Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath is in the thousands, the first time a federal official has acknowledged what many had feared.

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Minnesotans opening hearts and homes in wake of hurricane disaster

Minnesota is responding to Hurricane Katrina with its publicly-funded resources, as well as with private donations.

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Minnesota to accept 5,000 evacuees; some residents aren't waiting

Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced Saturday that Minnesota has told the Federal Emergency Management Agency that the state will make room for 5,000 victims of Hurricane Katrina. But some of the state's residents aren't waiting for them to arrive.

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New Orleans evacuation picks up steam, but help comes too late for untold number

Thousands more bedraggled refugees were bused to salvation Saturday, leaving the city of New Orleans to the dead and dying, the elderly and frail stranded too many days without food, water or medical care.

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Hurricane Katrina blogs

A listing of bloggers providing services during the Hurricane Katrina disaster on America's Gulf Coast.

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