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A combo picture shows people waiting to be rescued from a hotel in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans
24 Aug 2007
Source: Reuters
 
REFILE - ADDING INFORMATION ABOUT ANNIVERSARY OF HURRICANE KATRINA A combo picture shows hundreds of people waiting to be rescued from the flooded Days Inn hotel in New Orleans East on August 31, 2005 (left) and the same scene almost two years later on August 23, 2007. New Orleans continues to recover from the damage incurred when Hurricane Katrina struck the city almost two years ago on August 29, 2005.
REUTERS/LEE CELANO, STR


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People walk across a flooded street following continuous rainstorms in Foping county in northwest China's Shaanxi province August 30, 2007. Chinese officials will be legally obliged to provide accurate and timely information about public emergencies that occur in their regions under new legislation. Picture taken August 30, 2007.



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