A large alligator swims in Lake Pontchartrain past a pile of hurricane debris in Slidell, Louisiana, northeast of New Orleans.(Photo: AP bei CBSNews)

Übrigens: WikiPedia offeriert ebenfalls eine Laufberichterstattung zu Katrina und Folgen. Am selben Ort ist auch die Warnung zu finden, die der Wetterdienst am Sonntagmorgen rausgelassen hatte.

MOST OF THE AREA WILL BE UNINHABITABLE FOR WEEKS...PERHAPS LONGER. (...) THE MAJORITY OF INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS WILL BECOME NON FUNCTIONAL. PARTIAL TO COMPLETE WALL AND ROOF FAILURE IS EXPECTED. ALL WOOD FRAMED LOW RISING APARTMENT BUILDINGS WILL BE DESTROYED. (...) HIGH RISE OFFICE AND APARTMENT BUILDINGS WILL SWAY DANGEROUSLY...A FEW TO THE POINT OF TOTAL COLLAPSE. ALL WINDOWS WILL BLOW OUT. AIRBORNE DEBRIS WILL BE WIDESPREAD...AND MAY INCLUDE HEAVY ITEMS SUCH AS HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES AND EVEN LIGHT VEHICLES. (...) PERSONS...PETS...AND LIVESTOCK EXPOSED TO THE WINDS WILL FACE CERTAIN DEATH IF STRUCK. (...) WATER SHORTAGES WILL MAKE HUMAN SUFFERING INCREDIBLE BY MODERN STANDARDS. (...) LIVESTOCK LEFT EXPOSED TO THE WINDS WILL BE KILLED.