On Aug. 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, after gaining strength in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Within days the city’s levees collapsed, tens of thousands were left ...

Hurricane Katrina ripped through the Gulf Coast, claiming 1,800 lives in four states and causing more than $151bn (£96.4m) worth of damage. The storm made a direct hit on New Orleans on 29 August ...

As we approach the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, ABC-13 Jessica Willey dug up a few photos from her time in New Orleans covering the disaster. Some need explaining, others don't.

19 Stunning Pictures of Hurricane Katrina ... A man clings to the top of a vehicle before being rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard from the flooded streets of New Orleans, six days after the ...

Hurricane Katrina anniversary: Powerful photos of devastation in New Orleans' Ninth Ward The third-strongest hurricane ever in the US made a direct hit on New Orleans on 29 August 2005.

Katrina's storm surge — up to 28 feet in some areas — was the most catastrophic part of the storm, leading to widespread flooding, especially in New Orleans.

New Orleans public school officials announced the completion of the largest school rebuilding program in U.S history. A total of 89 public school buildings in New Orleans have since come into usage ...

A new tropical storm, Rafael, is near Jamaica and heading toward Cuba, and somewhere along that path, which will take it through the Gulf of Mexico, the models show it will land east of New Orleans.

Five years ago, Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans with a 28-foot (8.5 meter) storm surge and 2 feet (61 centimeters) of rainfall. The water easily breached the city's old levee system in about ...

Many remember the devastation of Hurricane Katrina that devoured the city of New Orleans in 2005, leaving the Six Flags Complex in Eastern New Orleans in shambles. 20 years later, the ruins of the ...

On Hurricane Katrina's anniversary, some New Orleans officials called for the date to be marked as an official state holiday. Here's why.

Any major storm near Louisiana evokes memories of Hurricane Katrina, the 2005 storm that devastated New Orleans and surrounding areas, killing nearly 1,400 people and causing $125 billion in ...