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Rescue team members look and listen for life in the flooded homes of downtown New Orleans. Some residents were reluctant to leave and face an uncertain future.

Summary, No one anticipated the destructive force of Hurricane Katrina and the human tragedy that would be left in its wake. As gale force winds flattened homes in Mississippi, muddy-waters flooded much of New Orleans, leaving thousands of…

A man walks through the ruins of the city of Balakot.

An old man sits at his family's grave. Five of his children died during the quake, all were buried in the same grave.

A small girl outside one of the temporary hospitals set up in Mansehra.

An old man outside the ruins of his home in Balakot.

A family of refugees huddle together in their new winter home, a small tent.

A young mother cares for her sick child in one of the outdoor hospital camps in Mansehra.

Five-year-old Rahila recovers at the ICRC hospital in Muzzafarabad. During the quake both her legs were broken and she has been hospitalized.

The barber of Balakot.