At the end of August 2005, Hurricane Katrina led to overwhelming damage ... It is difficult to know the exact numbers, but the lack of preparation for Katrina appears to have resulted in the stranding ...

Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans with enormous force. The city had faced deadly storms previously, including Hurricane Betsy in 1965, which caused extensive flooding and killed dozens of ...

where residents are bracing for the same type of flooding that beset the state in 2005. Hurricane Katrina made landfall 12 years ago on Tuesday, leaving nearly 2,000 people dead in its wake.

Watch the moment a reporter helps rescue a Houston lorry driver stranded by flooding ... evacuate Houston in 2005 - as Hurricane Rita advanced just weeks after Katrina - led to 20-hour jams ...