Hurricane Katrina Aftermath

Aerial views of extensive flooding in neighborhoods, with houses submerged to rooflines, depicting the devastating impact of Hurricane Katrina on communities.

Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- Neighborhoods throughout the area remain flooded as a result of Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

Commander Dan Taylor - Rescue - 26-HK-281-11. Hurricane Katrina

Aftermath - Flooding - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-36-115. aerial shot of houses submerged to rooflines. Hurricane Katrina

Aftermath - Aerial - 26-HK-330-66. Ninth Ward Flooding. Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- Neighborhoods throughout the city are flooded as a result of Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

. neighborhood flooded almost to rooflines, with flooded barrier line or embankment visible. Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- Neighborhoods throughout the area remain flooded as a result of Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

Aftermath - Flooding - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-36-65. aerial shot of flooded neighborhood, highway and industrial area. Hurricane Katrina

Commander Dan Taylor - Rescue - 26-HK-281-101. Hurricane Katrina

Aftermath - Flooding - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-36-23. aerial shot of damaged homes in flooded neighborhood. Hurricane Katrina

New Orleans - 26-HK-200-172. Hurricane Katrina

Damage and Rescue - 26-HK-329-8. Hurricane Katrina

050925-A-8834P-079. Base: Galveston Bay State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Aftermath - Displaced Boats - Empire, Louisiana - 26-HK-26-112. Hurricane Katrina

Aftermath - Aerial - 26-HK-330-39. Flooding Kenner. Hurricane Katrina

Aftermath - Aerial - 26-HK-330-45. Industrial Canal Breach. Hurricane Katrina

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton, aides to Gulf Coast to view damage from Hurricane Katrina

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-120-61. Hurricane Katrina

Operation Zephyr - 26-HK-154-354. Images from Lt. Williams. Hurricane Katrina

New Orleans - 26-HK-200-67. Hurricane Katrina

050916-A-3760M-095. Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Overflight - Potter - Venice - 26-HK-212-19. Hurricane Katrina

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-120-13. Hurricane Katrina

Sector New Orleans - Aftermath - 26-HK-149-24. Hurricane Katrina

Aftermath - Aerial - 26-HK-330-42. Industrial Canal Breach. Hurricane Katrina

Aftermath - Flooding - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-36-58. aerial shot of flooded mansions. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Shell Narin - 26-HK-247-44. Hurricane Katrina

Katrina Response Ops - Coast Guard Air Station - Clearwater, Florida - 26-HK-163-34. Hurricane Katrina

ESU St. Louis - Oil Fields and Surrounding Area- Aerial - 26-HK-318-10. Hurricane Katrina

Aftermath - Aerial - 26-HK-296-210. Hurricane Katrina

Aftermath - Flooding - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-36-143. aerial shot of submerged highways and neighborhood. Hurricane Katrina

ESU St. Louis - Oil Fields and Surrounding Area- Aerial - 26-HK-318-9. Hurricane Katrina

Aerial and Satellite Images - 26-HK-19-57. Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, LA, September 2, 2005 - Neighborhoods throughout the area remain flooded as a result of Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

Aftermath - New Orleans and Surrounding Areas - 26-HK-286-56. Hurricane Katrina

Katrina Operations - Venice, Louisiana - 26-HK-361-104. Hurricane Katrina

Overflight - New Orleans to Sunshine Bridge - 26-HK-213-19. Hurricane Katrina

Salvage Engineering Response Team - Various Operations - 26-HK-359-2. Hurricane Katrina

Great Lakes Search and Rescue Detachment - 26-HK-144-428. Hurricane Katrina

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - START Contractors - 26-HK-391-30. Hurricane Katrina-Venice. Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- Aerial view of the 9th Ward showing the break in the levee. Neighborhoods throughout the area remain flooded as a result of Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

New Orleans - 26-HK-200-170. Hurricane Katrina

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-121-67. Hurricane Katrina

Aftermath - Aerial - 26-HK-296-211. Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- Several areas of the city are flooded due to the levee break. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-120-46. Hurricane Katrina

Material from Vice Admiral Allen - Principal Federal Official - 26-HK-370-22. File Unit includes photographs of Admrial Allen on CNN and Visits by Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton among others. Hurricane Katrina

Homes and streets in many parts of the Minot, N.D. area are overwhelmed by floodwaters, such as these here on June 26, 2011.

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - General - 26-HK-396-14. Hurricane Katrina

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-120-53. Hurricane Katrina

Aftermath - Aerial - 26-HK-335-11. Hurricane Katrina

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-120-60. Hurricane Katrina

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton, aides to Gulf Coast to view damage from Hurricane Katrina

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton, aides to Gulf Coast to view damage from Hurricane Katrina

Aftermath - Aerial - 26-HK-330-20. Chalmette Flooding. Hurricane Katrina

Katrina Response Ops - Coast Guard Air Station - Clearwater, Florida - 26-HK-163-28. Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- Neighborhoods remain flooded as a result of Hurricane Katrina. The city of New Orleans is seen in the distance. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

Industrial Canal - 26-HK-158-4. Hurricane Katrina

Operation Zephyr - 26-HK-154-367. Images from Lt. Williams. Hurricane Katrina

Katrina Response Ops - Coast Guard Air Station - Clearwater, Florida - 26-HK-163-33. Hurricane Katrina

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-120-183. Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, LA, September 2, 2005 - Neighborhoods throughout the area remain flooded as a result of Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

Flooding - Minot, N. D. , July 6, 2011 Aerial view of flooding in Minot, North Dakota. North Dakota Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Salvage Engineering Response Team - New Orleans - Early October - 26-HK-351-20. Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina, Southern Louisiana, September 12, 2005 -- Areas remain flooded as a result of Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Shell Narin - 26-HK-247-15. Hurricane Katrina

Aftermath - Flooding - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-36-81. aerial shot of flooded neighborhoods6. Hurricane Katrina

ESU St. Louis - Murphy Oil - 26-HK-319-33. Meraux from SouthEast. Hurricane Katrina

Aerial and Satellite Images - 26-HK-19-95. Hurricane Katrina

Aftermath - Flooding - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-36-87. aerial shot of flooded residential area with large highway overpass nearby. Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, LA, September 4, 2005 - A helicopter carrying FEMA Urban Search and Rescue workers out to the impacted areas flies over neighborhoods throughout the area that remain flooded as a result of Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

Aftermath - Aerial - 26-HK-330-47. Kenner Flooding. Hurricane Katrina

Aftermath - Aerial - 26-HK-330-21. Chalmette Flooding. Hurricane Katrina

Commander Dan Taylor - Rescue - 26-HK-281-109. Hurricane Katrina

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-123-86. Hurricane Katrina

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-120-58. Hurricane Katrina

Katrina Response Ops - Coast Guard Air Station - Clearwater, Florida - 26-HK-163-20. Hurricane Katrina

Operation Zephyr - 26-HK-154-375. Images from Lt. Williams. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Murphy Oil - 26-HK-242-64. Hurricane Katrina

Aftermath - Aerial - 26-HK-330-49. Kenner Flooding. Hurricane Katrina

Vice Admiral Vivien Crea - 26-HK-15-30. aerial view of flooded highway ramps and neighborhoods. Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- Neighborhoods throughout the city are flooded as a result of Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

Pollution - 26-HK-219-121. Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, La., September 8, 2005 -- FEMA's US&R teams in rout by helicopter to conduct a search in St. Bernard Parish, view the flooding in New Orleans.

Aftermath - Aerial - 26-HK-330-3. 17th St. Canal Breach. Hurricane Katrina

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-120-47. Hurricane Katrina

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - START Contractors - 26-HK-391-25. Hurricane Katrina-Venice. Hurricane Katrina

Aftermath - Flooding - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-36-86. aerial shot of flooded residential area and submerged highways. Hurricane Katrina

Aftermath - Flooding - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-36-80. aerial shot of flooded neighborhoods3. Hurricane Katrina

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-120-179. Hurricane Katrina

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton, aides to Gulf Coast to view damage from Hurricane Katrina

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Overflight - 26-HK-388-96. Hurricane Katrina

Aftermath - New Orleans and Surrounding Areas - 26-HK-286-55. Hurricane Katrina

Aftermath - New Orleans and Surrounding Areas - 26-HK-286-23. Hurricane Katrina

Aftermath - Flooding - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-36-405. wide aerial shot of devastation and flooding in neighborhoods2. Hurricane Katrina

Aftermath - Aerial - 26-HK-296-215. Hurricane Katrina

. Hurricane Katrina

Aerial view of a landscape submerged in floodwaters, with scattered buildings and greenery peeking through the surface under a heavy, overcast sky, Aminbazar, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh.

Aftermath - Aerial - 26-HK-335-19. Mississippi. Hurricane Katrina

Aftermath - Flooding - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-36-416. wide aerial shot of flooded neighborhoods and forest area. Hurricane Katrina

Aftermath - Flooding - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-36-412. wide aerial shot of flooded highways and neighborhoods. Hurricane Katrina

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