New Satellite Photos Unimaginable Damage

Images from space show the scope of the Hurricane "Katrina" catastrophe in the United States. In some neighborhoods, the only things left recognizable are tree-tops and roofs sticking out of the flood waters.
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St. Louis Bay: This image released by NOAA shows a section of Bay St. Louis after Hurricane Katrina collected on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2005. The remains of the highway 90 bridge across St. Louis Bay can be seen at the top of the image.

Foto: AP
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Levee break: Water rushes through a levee break at at Surekote Road on the east side of New Orleans, between Florida and N. Claiborne Avenues, after the hurricane.

Foto: AP / DigitalGlobe
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New Orleans: The Superdome, easily identifiable in the lower half of the photo, is in close proximity to streets that are flooded with water.

Foto: DDP
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St. Louis: The forces of nature severely damaged this bridge.

Foto: DDP
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St. Louis: An image of the city's bay

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A city under water: The only things left to see in this New Orleans housing development are the rooftops and trees extending out of the water.

Foto: DDP
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New Orleans: The homes in the development on the left are still dry, but those on the right are completely flooded.

Foto: DDP
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Destroyed by wind and water: An overhead view of New Orleans.

Foto: DDP
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Biloxi, before and after the flood: The satellite photo on the left was taken on April 12, 2005. The one on the right was taken on Aug. 31, 2005.

Foto: DDP
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Highway 90 near Biloxi: On April 12, it was still navigable. Today, entire sections are missing.

Foto: DDP
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Gormley Stadium: The photo on the left shows it before the hurricane; the right-hand satellite image shows it afterwards.

Foto: DDP
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New Orleans Conference Center: Flood waters in the right-hand photo cover nearly everything. The left photo was taken one year before Hurricane "Katrina."

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Like and misfortune, side-by-side: The upper part of this New Orleans district was flooded, but the lower was spared.

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Gulfport: An image of the flooded city's port, taken on Aug. 31, 2005.

Foto: DDP