Hurricane Katrina: Before and after images
Images from Hurricane Katrina and the same area a decade later. The storm went down in history as the costliest natural disaster to strike the U.S., with $150 billion in damages to homes and other property. It was also one of the deadliest.
Before and after Katrina: Lower Ninth Ward
This combination of Dec. 16, 2005 and July 28, 2015 photos shows debris in front of the Church of God damaged by Hurricane Katrina in the Lower Ninth Ward neighborhood of New Orleans, and a decade later, an empty lot where it once stood.
Before and after Katrina: Lower Ninth Ward, aeria view
This combination of Sept. 11, 2005 and July 29, 2015 aerial photos show the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans flooded by Hurricane Katrina and the same area a decade later.
Before and after Katrina: Evacuation at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
This combination of Sept. 1, 2005 and Aug. 14, 2015 photos shows flood victims in a pickup truck as hundreds of others wait for evacuation at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and the same site a decade later. Nearly 2,000 people died because of the storm, mostly in New Orleans.
Before and after Katrina: downtown New Orleans and the Superdome
This combination of Aug. 30, 2005 and July 29, 2015 aerial photos shows downtown New Orleans and the Superdome flooded by Hurricane Katrina and the same area a decade later.
Before and after Katrina: Lameuse Street in Biloxi, Miss.
This combination of Aug. 30, 2005 and Aug. 14, 2015 photos shows Odell Harville walking past debris from Hurricane Katrina on Lameuse Street in Biloxi, Miss., and the same site a decade later.
Before and after Katrina: Waveland, Miss.
This combination of Sept. 1, 2005 and July 29, 2015 photos show Harry and Silvia Pulizzano walking across debris from Hurricane Katrina in search of Silvia's brother's home in Waveland, Miss., and the same site a decade later.
Before and after Katrina: Memorial Medical Center in New Orleans
In this combination of Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2005 and Thursday, July 30, 2015 photos, patients and staff of the Memorial Medical Center in New Orleans are evacuated by boat after flood waters surrounded the facility, and a decade later, the renamed Ochsner Baptist Hospital.
Before and after Katrina: Superdome in New Orleans
This combination of Aug, 31, 2005 and July 31, 2015 photos shows a man pushing his bicycle through flood waters near the Superdome in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina left much of the city under water, and a cyclist outside the renamed Mercedes-Benz Superdome a decade later
Before and after Katrina: Makeshift tomb to memorial
This combination of Sept. 4, 2005 and July 30, 2015 photos show a makeshift tomb at a New Orleans street corner, concealing a body that had been lying on the sidewalk for days in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, and the same site a decade later with an artist's memorial to the woman known as Vera.
10 years after Katrina: Obama says New Orleans is 'moving forward' after hurricane
President Obama waves from the top of the steps of Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Md., Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015, before traveling to New Orleans for the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Obama says New Orleans is "moving forward" a decade after Hurricane Katrina dealt it a devastating blow, and has become an example of what can happen when people rally around each other to build a better future out of the despair of tragedy.
Before and after Katrina: Home in the Lower Ninth Ward
This combination of Dec. 10, 2005 and July 28, 2015 photos show Valerie Thomas, of New Orleans, left, and her nieces Shante Fletcher, 6, and Sarine Fletcher, 11, right, looking at the destruction of Valerie's brother's home in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans after returning to it for the first time since Hurricane Katrina, and empty lots in the same area a decade later.
Before and after Katrina: Field of the Superdome
This combination of Sept. 2, 2005 and Aug. 14, 2015 photos shows the playing field of the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans littered with debris after serving as a shelter for victims from Hurricane Katrina, and a decade later, the renamed Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
Before and after Katrina: Highway 23 in Empire, La.
This combination of Oct. 10, 2005 and Aug. 4, 2015 photos shows a tangle of fishing boats blocking the lanes of Highway 23 in Empire, La. after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the region, and the same site a decade later.
Before and after Katrina: Mid City and Palmetto areas of New Orleans
This combination of Aug. 30, 2005 and July 29, 2015 aerial photos show the Mid City and Palmetto areas of New Orleans flooded by Hurricane Katrina and the same area a decade later.
Before and after Katrina: 17th Street Canal flood wall breach
This combination of Sept. 3, 2005 and July 29, 2015 aerial photos show the 17th Street Canal flood wall breach and the Lakeview section of New Orleans flooded by Hurricane Katrina and the same area a decade later.
Before and after Katrina: Railtoad track in Waveland, Miss.,
This combination of Sept. 2, 2005 and Aug. 14, 2015 photos shows damage to a railroad track in Waveland, Miss., from Hurricane Katrina, and the same site a decade later which is undergoing repairs to drainage pipes underneath the track which were washed out in the historic storm.
Before and after Katrina: Buses parked in a lot
This combination of Sept. 1, 2005 and July 29, 2015 aerial photos show buses parked in a lot flooded by Hurricane Katrina in downtown New Orleans, and the same area a decade later.
Before and after Katrina: Circle Food Store in New Orleans
This combination of Aug. 30, 2005 and Aug. 14, 2015 photos shows people wading through floodwaters as they go in and out of the Circle Food Store in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, and the grocery store a decade later.
Before and after Katrina: Main Street Methodist Church
This combination of Sept. 2, 2005 and Friday, Aug. 14, 2015 photos shows the steeple from the Main Street Methodist Church blown down during Hurricane Katrina in Bay St. Louis, Miss., and the restored church a decade later.