“Nearly 1,600 people died in Louisiana and 231 in Mississippi while the nation watched in horror as survivors begged to be rescued from rooftops and freeway overpasses. A year later, 49 bodies remain unidentified in a Louisiana morgue.”
One year after Hurricane Katrina left New Orleans and much of the Gulf Coast under water and tens of thousands of people without homes, food or water, the future of the area remains uncertain. The one-year anniversary of one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history may be a time for many to put some of the pain of the past year behind them and start looking to not only rebuild their homes but their lives.
From ABC News
"I'm hoping this is a step forward," said Carolyn Bozzetti, 60, whose 83-year-old father died in the storm. "I've been crying for a year. I'm tired of crying."
"I felt like I needed to be here. It's like a funeral," said Gayla Dunn, 33, of New Orleans.
"We're not well. We're not finished, but I will say this: We've made it," Gulfport Mayor Brent Warr said. "Let's move on, let's move forward, and let's do that together."
"I felt like I needed to be here. It's like a funeral," said Gayla Dunn, 33, of New Orleans.
"We're not well. We're not finished, but I will say this: We've made it," Gulfport Mayor Brent Warr said. "Let's move on, let's move forward, and let's do that together."
