AFP - Mon Sep 5, 1:58 AM ET "A body lies in a flooded street in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, where the gruesome task of counting its hurricane dead has begun, as rescuers comb the devastated city for trapped survivors, some of whom still refuse to leave their flooded homes(AFP/Robert Galbraith)"










"As floodwaters from Hurricane Katrina recede a layer of mud covers the streets and homes in St. Bernard Parish near New Orleans. Nearly two thirds of a Louisiana national guard brigade returning from Iraq said they will opt out of serving in hurricane relief efforts and return to private life, their commander said.(AFP/POOL/David J. Phillip)"





"Johnny Doll, 57, holds a photo of his father that he salvaged from his demolished home in Slidell, Louisiana September 9, 2005. Local residents returned to the hard struck Slidell area to survey damage to their homes and property caused by Hurricane Katrina. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton"








"USAF Lt. General Russel Honore, left, talks with reporters in a New Orleans, La. file photo from Sept. 4, 2005. At center is Homeland Security Director Michael Chertoff, and FEMA Director Mike Brown, right. Federal Emergency Management Agency Director Michael Brown is being removed from his role managing Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. (AP Photo/Ron Heflin, File)"