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Hurricane Katrina remains significant not only for the devastation it wrought across the Gulf coast but as a test of leadership and mettle for an enti...

msnbc.comKatrina, Five Years After: A Coastline Changed Forever?FOXNewsAugust 20, 2010: An empty foundation is seen along the Hurricane Katrina-ravaged Gulf Coast on Highway 90 in Gulfport, Miss., five years after the storm. (AP) Five years ago, Hurricane...

CBC.caNew Orleans is `Back' From Hurricane Katrina's Devastation, Officials SayBloombergWhile still plagued by high crime and poverty rates, New Orleans is rebounding strongly from Hurricane Katrina's devastation and moving toward better race ...

USA TodayNew Orleans is finding its way after KatrinaSeattle TimesNew Orleans, not that long ago, appeared to be lost. Five years have passed since corpses were floating through the streets, since hundreds of thousands of survivors sat in hotel rooms and ...

CBC.caHurricane Katrina: Five Years Later, Progress and Hope in New OrleansABC NewsLike so many others, the Dorseys fled when floodwater overtook New Orleans after the storm made landfall in southern Louisiana Aug. 29, 2005. Katrina left a wide path of de...

USA TodayNew Orleans' progress mixed with painUSA TodayBy Chris Graythen, Getty Images By Rick Jervis, USA TODAY NEW ORLEANS — From jazz funerals to block parties to solemn church memorials, residents across the Gulf Coast are planning a medley of eve...

38 dead, 54 missing in China mudslidesBy the CNN Wire Staff STORY HIGHLIGHTSOne body is recovered under debris on Wednesday A new bridge is builtHillary Clinton promises support Beijing, China (CNN) -- The death toll from the devastating mudsli...

The HinduUN's Ban Ki-Moon Says Pakistan Floods Are Worst Disaster He's Ever SeenBloombergUnited Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said devastation caused by unprecedented flooding in Pakistan was among the worst he had ever seen, as he promise...

CBC.caAid Agency Alarmed at Scale Of Pakistan FloodingVoice of AmericaPhoto: AP International aid agencies said Friday they are accelerating their response to the catastrophic emergency situation in Pakistan, but warned the scale of the devastation wrough...