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Ruined House in New Orleans

Photo: Ruined house in Lakeview, New Orleans
New Orleans: The force of rushing water blew out doors and windows of a house in the upscale Lakeview neighborhood, leaving only a handful of belongings for homeowners to pick through. More than three million people were displaced by hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma. A year later, many of them are still scattered throughout the country.
Photograph by David Burnett

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