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The body of a woman who died at the Superdome lies in the shallow water outside the stadium. Authorities left her there in full view of those still suffering inside, saying there was no place to take her.

85-year-old Milvirtha Hendricks waits for help six days after the storm hit. No explanation could comfort those stranded for so long.

Suffering from dehydration and a lack of food, Ceasar Martin is fanned by his mother's bible as they wait to be evacuated from the New Orleans Convention Center, where thousands more sought shelter.

Hundreds of residents killed by the floods were left for days without proper attention, their bodies sometimes tied to poles by authorities who said they had no place to take them.

A young girl leads her mother and brother as they wade toward the overcrowded Superdome where they will join thousands of other stranded residents waiting for help.

Family members assist a suffering man as they board buses bound for Houston. Many of the sick and wounded went untreated in the initial days of chaos.

Without sufficient water and power, firemen stand helpless as a downtown building goes up in flames set by looters. Some officials failed to report to duty during the emergency.

Kathy Haywood shields her 86-year-old mother’s face from the dust kicked up by a fleet of helicopters making rescue missions. Many of the evacuees were dehydrated and too weak to walk after days waiting for help.

Outside their flooded apartment, Robert Termier, 66, and his partner Ruth Ann Lewis, 49, fight the downdraft of an evacuation helicopter that was unable to reach them. They were later taken out by boat.

An exhausted, elderly woman rests on the ground under the freeway where hundreds gathered to await evacuation. For those without a car, there was no choice but to wait.