Harricane Katrina hits US
(Reuters)
Updated: 2005-09-01 09:32

New Orleans residents are rescued by helicopter from the floodwaters of Hurricane Katrina Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2005 in New Orleans. Authorities struggled on Wednesday to evacuate thousands of people from hurricane-battered New Orleans as food and  water grew scarce and looters raided stores, while U.S. President George W. Bush said it would take years to recover from the devastation.[AP]