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  • May 5th, 2006. Lower 9th Ward, New Orleans, Louisiana. Over 8 months after hurricane Katrina and still the city remains largely in ruins in many devastated neighbourhoods. Wayne Buford, director of the State Emergency Management Agency with his dog Rusty outside a building tagged with RIP graffiti. Buford is in charge of the grim task of body recovery from the ruins of the the Lower 9th Ward. His dog Rusty is a trained cadaver dog, used to sniff out human remains still buried in the rubble. They continue to find skeletal remains.
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  • 30 Jan, 2006. New Orleans, Louisiana. Post Katrina.<br />
Pontchartrain Baptist Church remains in ruins just blocks from the 17th street canal breach in Lakeview. Much of the city remains in ruins 5 months after hurricane Katrina destroyed the levees, flooding the area.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 20th October, 2005. After Hurricane Katrine, New Orleans, Louisiana. Away from the French Quarter where there is no electricity and few, if any lights. The ghostly remains of New Orleans Gentilly neighbourhood to the east of the city lies in ruins and darkness.
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  • May 5th, 2006. New Orleans, Louisiana. Saint Bernard Parish, east of the city. Councilman Craig Taffaro stands in the ruins of his home in Earl Drive. Taffaro witnessed the destruction of hurricane Katrina first hand from the council offices and was immediately on scene after the storm to help his devastated residents and parish.
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  • May 2nd, 2006. Plaquemines Parish just south of New Orleans, Louisiana. Over 8 months after hurricane Katrina and still the parish remains in ruins. Desolate buildings with graffiti sprayed on the walls. A collapsed water tower in the back yard.
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  • october 25th, 2005. Post Hurricane Katrina. New Orleans, Louisiana. The 8th ward lies in ruins following Katrina's devastating floods. The fabulous, somewhat dishevelled Mardi Gras Indian headress of Wild Man Loco is pinned defiantly to the outside of his home, clearly stating that 'I'll be back.'
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  • 21 July 2006 - New Orleans - Louisiana. Devastation remains. The deserted, derelict, shattered lower 9rth ward remains in ruins almost eleven months after hurricane Katrina.
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  • october 25th, 2005. Post Hurricane Katrina. New Orleans, Louisiana. The 8th ward lies in ruins following Katrina's devastating floods. Graffiti dated 9/11 marks '1 dead in attic' now crossed out following the later collection of the body.
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  • 30 Jan, 2006. New Orleans, Louisiana. Post Katrina.<br />
 A collectors' 1970's Corvette Stingray remains filled with mud and debris from the 17th street canal breach in Lakeview. The car sits in the driveway of a house a few hundred feet from where the levee breached. Much of the city remains in ruins 5 months after hurricane Katrina destroyed the levees, flooding the area.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 30 Jan, 2006. New Orleans, Louisiana. Post Katrina.<br />
Site of the 17th street canal breach in Lakeview, looking away from the levee toward the houses directly behind the breach. Remains of giant bags of ballast dropped by helicopters at the time of the hurricane to try and slow the flow of water remain on site. Much of the city remains in ruins 5 months after hurricane Katrina destroyed the levees, flooding the area.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 30 Jan, 2006. New Orleans, Louisiana. Post Katrina.<br />
 Site of the 17th street canal breach in Lakeview, looking at the breached levee. The Army Corps of Engineers and contractors have sealed off the area with fencing, but there is little sign of any activity. Much of the city remains in ruins 5 months after hurricane Katrina destroyed the levees, flooding the area.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 30 Jan, 2006. New Orleans, Louisiana. Post Katrina.<br />
Site of the 17th street canal breach in Lakeview, looking away from the levee toward the houses directly behind the breach. Much of the city remains in ruins 5 months after hurricane Katrina destroyed the levees, flooding the area.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 25 Oct, 2005. New Orleans, Louisiana.  Hurricane Katrina aftermath.<br />
The 8th ward lies in ruins following Katrina's devastating floods. A wheelchair lies in the dried mud outside a home where '1 dead in attic' is crossed out in graffiti on the front of the house.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 25 Oct,  2005.  New Orleans, Louisiana. Hurricane Katrina aftermath.<br />
The 8th ward lies in ruins following Katrina's devastating floods. Graffiti dated 9/11 marks '1 dead in attic' now crossed out following the later collection of the body.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 25 Oct, 2005. New Orleans, Louisiana. Hurricane Katrina aftermath. <br />
The 8th ward lies in ruins following Katrina's devastating floods. Inside a home turned upside down by the flood waters.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 25 Oct, 2005.  New Orleans, Louisiana. Hurricane Katrina aftermath.<br />
The 8th ward lies in ruins following Katrina's devastating floods. Remnants of the city's musical heritage lie in the mud.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 25 Oct,  2005. New Orleans, Louisiana.  Hurricane Katrina aftermath. <br />
The 8th ward lies in ruins following Katrina's devastating floods. The fabulous, somewhat dishevelled Mardi Gras Indian headress of Wild Man Loco is pinned defiantly to the outside of his home, clearly stating that 'I'll be back.'<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 25 Oct, 2005. New Orleans, Louisiana. Hurricane Katrina aftermath.<br />
The 8th ward lies in ruins following Katrina's devastating floods. A statue guards the front door of a home with 'coffee' stain flood marks on the front door.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 25 Oct,  2005. New Orleans, Louisiana.  Hurricane Katrina aftermath. <br />
The 8th ward lies in ruins following Katrina's devastating floods. The fabulous, somewhat dishevelled Mardi Gras Indian headress of Wild Man Loco is pinned defiantly to the outside of his home, clearly stating that 'I'll be back.'<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 25 Oct,  2005. New Orleans, Louisiana.  Hurricane Katrina aftermath. <br />
The 8th ward lies in ruins following Katrina's devastating floods. The fabulous, somewhat dishevelled Mardi Gras Indian headress of Wild Man Loco is pinned defiantly to the outside of his home, clearly stating that 'I'll be back.'<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 25 Oct,  2005. New Orleans, Louisiana. Hurricane Katrina aftermath.<br />
The 8th ward lies in ruins following Katrina's devastating floods. Inside the remains of what was once the home of a Mardi Gras Indian, the fabulous feathered costume trashed by the water.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 25 Oct,  2005.New Orleans, Louisiana. Hurricane Katrina aftermath.<br />
The 8th ward lies in ruins following Katrina's devastating floods. A mardi gras indian's headress lies in the dirt between two houses. <br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 29 August 2006. New Orleans, Louisiana. Lakeview. Lake Pontchartrain. The ruins of a fishing pier reflect in the still waters that just 12 months ago devastated the area as they filled back into the city, rupturing the nearby 17th street canal. The connection New Orleans and south Louisiana has with the water is inextricable. The two are forever linked together and until the Army Corps of Engineers is able to build sufficient flood protection, and the greater world is able to control global warming and rising seas, the city and the region will continue to be at increased risk for even greater devastation in the years ahead.<br />
Photo Credit©; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 29 August 2006. New Orleans, Louisiana. Lakeview. Lake Pontchartrain. The ruins of a fishing pier reflect in the still waters that just 12 months ago devastated the area as they filled back into the city, rupturing the nearby 17th street canal. The connection New Orleans and south Louisiana has with the water is inextricable. The two are forever linked together and until the Army Corps of Engineers is able to build sufficient flood protection, and the greater world is able to control global warming and rising seas, the city and the region will continue to be at increased risk for even greater devastation in the years ahead.<br />
Photo Credit©; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 29 August 2006. New Orleans, Louisiana. Lakeview. Lake Pontchartrain. The ruins of a fishing pier reflect in the still waters that just 12 months ago devastated the area as they filled back into the city, rupturing the nearby 17th street canal. The connection New Orleans and south Louisiana has with the water is inextricable. The two are forever linked together and until the Army Corps of Engineers is able to build sufficient flood protection, and the greater world is able to control global warming and rising seas, the city and the region will continue to be at increased risk for even greater devastation in the years ahead.<br />
Photo Credit©; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 29 August 2006. New Orleans, Louisiana. Lakeview. Lake Pontchartrain. The ruins of a fishing pier reflect in the still waters that just 12 months ago devastated the area as they filled back into the city, rupturing the nearby 17th street canal. The connection New Orleans and south Louisiana has with the water is inextricable. The two are forever linked together and until the Army Corps of Engineers is able to build sufficient flood protection, and the greater world is able to control global warming and rising seas, the city and the region will continue to be at increased risk for even greater devastation in the years ahead.<br />
Photo Credit©; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 24 August 2006 - New Orleans - Louisiana. Lower 9th ward. Australian tourists and hurricane Katrina survivors Bud Hopes (33yrs - Brisbane) and Michelle Van Grinsven (22yrs- Sydney) return to the city almost a year after they were caught up in hurricane Katrina. Bud and Michelle were amongst the tourists evacuated to the Superdome during the storm. Bud emerged as the 'leader' of the tourist group of some 70 foreign tourists caught up in the hell that was the Superdome in the days after the storm last year. The two are shocked to discover the lack of action amidst the debris of the still ruined Lower 9th Ward.
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  • 30 May, 2006. Lakeview, New Orleans, Louisiana. Mosquito breeding grounds. Stagnant pools and out of control weeds grow in the once affluent, predominantly white Lakeview neighbourhood close to the 17th Street Canal levee breach. Nine months after hurricane Katrina, burst water mains and ruined infrastructure continue to seep water, creating fetid pools where mosquitos breed.  Lakeview was devastated by flooding after Hurricane Katrina.
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  • 23 August 2013. Lower 9th Ward, New Orleans, Louisiana.<br />
Katrina 8 years later. Debris in a ruined house. In a tale of two cities, the hardest hit neighbourhoods struggle to revitalize and return. Many half finished or blighted properties and vacant overgrown lots remain dotted throughout the landscape with limited new construction projects. Residents who have returned complain of limited services, infrequent police patrols, high crime rates, rampant mosquitos and uncontrolled vermin. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley
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  • 24 August 2006 - New Orleans - Louisiana. <br />
Lower 9th ward. Australian tourists and hurricane Katrina survivors Bud Hopes (33yrs - Brisbane) and Michelle Van Grinsven (22yrs- Sydney) return to the city almost a year after they were caught up in hurricane Katrina. Bud and Michelle were amongst the tourists evacuated to the Superdome during the storm. Bud emerged as the 'leader' of the tourist group of some 70 foreign tourists caught up in the hell that was the Superdome in the days after the storm last year. The two are shocked to discover the lack of action amidst the debris of the still ruined Lower 9th Ward.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 24 August 2006 - New Orleans - Louisiana. <br />
Lower 9th ward. Australian tourist and hurricane Katrina survivor Bud Hopes (33yrs - Brisbane) returns to the city almost a year after he was caught up in hurricane Katrina. Bud was amongst the tourists evacuated to the Superdome during the storm. Bud emerged as the 'leader' of the tourist group of some 70 foreign tourists caught up in the hell that was the Superdome in the days after the storm last year. Bud is shocked to discover the lack of action amidst the debris of the still ruined Lower 9th Ward.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 24 August 2006 - New Orleans - Louisiana. <br />
Lower 9th ward. Australian tourists and hurricane Katrina survivors Bud Hopes (33yrs - Brisbane) and Michelle Van Grinsven (22yrs- Sydney) return to the city almost a year after they were caught up in hurricane Katrina. Bud and Michelle were amongst the tourists evacuated to the Superdome during the storm. Bud emerged as the 'leader' of the tourist group of some 70 foreign tourists caught up in the hell that was the Superdome in the days after the storm last year. The two are shocked to discover the lack of action amidst the debris of the still ruined Lower 9th Ward.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 24 August 2006 - New Orleans - Louisiana. <br />
Lower 9th ward. Australian tourist and hurricane Katrina survivor Bud Hopes (33yrs - Brisbane) returns to the city almost a year after he was caught up in hurricane Katrina. Bud was amongst the tourists evacuated to the Superdome during the storm. Bud emerged as the 'leader' of the tourist group of some 70 foreign tourists caught up in the hell that was the Superdome in the days after the storm last year. Bud is shocked to discover the lack of action amidst the debris of the still ruined Lower 9th Ward.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 24 August 2006 - New Orleans - Louisiana. <br />
Lower 9th ward. Australian tourist and hurricane Katrina survivor Bud Hopes (33yrs - Brisbane) returns to the city almost a year after he was caught up in hurricane Katrina. Bud was amongst the tourists evacuated to the Superdome during the storm. Bud emerged as the 'leader' of the tourist group of some 70 foreign tourists caught up in the hell that was the Superdome in the days after the storm last year. Bud is shocked to discover the lack of action amidst the debris of the still ruined Lower 9th Ward.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 24 August 2006 - New Orleans - Louisiana. <br />
Lower 9th ward. Australian tourist and hurricane Katrina survivor Bud Hopes (33yrs - Brisbane) returns to the city almost a year after he was caught up in hurricane Katrina. Bud was amongst the tourists evacuated to the Superdome during the storm. Bud emerged as the 'leader' of the tourist group of some 70 foreign tourists caught up in the hell that was the Superdome in the days after the storm last year. Bud is shocked to discover the lack of action amidst the debris of the still ruined Lower 9th Ward.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 24 August 2006 - New Orleans - Louisiana. <br />
Lower 9th ward. Australian tourists and hurricane Katrina survivors Bud Hopes (33yrs - Brisbane) and Michelle Van Grinsven (22yrs- Sydney) return to the city almost a year after they were caught up in hurricane Katrina. Bud and Michelle were amongst the tourists evacuated to the Superdome during the storm. Bud emerged as the 'leader' of the tourist group of some 70 foreign tourists caught up in the hell that was the Superdome in the days after the storm last year. The two are shocked to discover the lack of action amidst the debris of the still ruined Lower 9th Ward.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 19 August 2006 - New Orleans - Louisiana. Faith Figueroa. Finding Faith. Faith (2 yrs) with her mother Miriam and her sister Anfernya (5yrs) back in the 9th Ward from which they were evacuated by boat as hurricane Katrina flooded their neighbourhood almost a year ago. The neighbourhood remains desolate, with few residents. Hurricane damage for the most part unrepaired. They now have to share their home with rats. Electricity is sporadic and expensive, the telephone company has still not repaired the lines and someone tried to break into their home a few days ago whilst they were in it. Miriam stands with her children, their home in an upstairs apartment behind them. They escaped into a boat from the top steps as hurricane Katrina flooded the area. A large puddle now forms in the ruined streets, a breeding ground for ferocious mosquitos.
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  • 26 July 2006 - New Orleans - Louisiana. Young men walk past derelict buildings in the midtown part of the city. Much needs to be done to repair the ruined neighbourhoods where crime has started to take hold as youth returns to the city. The Louisiana National Guard have started to patrol the tough, thinly populated areas which NOPD is unable to handle on its own.
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  • 24 August 2006 - New Orleans - Louisiana. <br />
Lower 9th ward. Australian tourists and hurricane Katrina survivors Bud Hopes (33yrs - Brisbane) and Michelle Van Grinsven (22yrs- Sydney) return to the city almost a year after they were caught up in hurricane Katrina. Bud and Michelle were amongst the tourists evacuated to the Superdome during the storm. Bud emerged as the 'leader' of the tourist group of some 70 foreign tourists caught up in the hell that was the Superdome in the days after the storm last year. The two are shocked to discover the lack of action amidst the debris of the still ruined Lower 9th Ward.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 24 August 2006 - New Orleans - Louisiana. <br />
Lower 9th ward. Australian tourists and hurricane Katrina survivors Bud Hopes (33yrs - Brisbane) and Michelle Van Grinsven (22yrs- Sydney) return to the city almost a year after they were caught up in hurricane Katrina. Bud and Michelle were amongst the tourists evacuated to the Superdome during the storm. Bud emerged as the 'leader' of the tourist group of some 70 foreign tourists caught up in the hell that was the Superdome in the days after the storm last year. The two are shocked to discover the lack of action amidst the debris of the still ruined Lower 9th Ward.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 24 August 2006 - New Orleans - Louisiana. <br />
Lower 9th ward. Australian tourists and hurricane Katrina survivors Bud Hopes (33yrs - Brisbane) and Michelle Van Grinsven (22yrs- Sydney) return to the city almost a year after they were caught up in hurricane Katrina. Bud and Michelle were amongst the tourists evacuated to the Superdome during the storm. Bud emerged as the 'leader' of the tourist group of some 70 foreign tourists caught up in the hell that was the Superdome in the days after the storm last year. The two are shocked to discover the lack of action amidst the debris of the still ruined Lower 9th Ward.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 24 August 2006 - New Orleans - Louisiana. <br />
Lower 9th ward. Australian tourists and hurricane Katrina survivors Bud Hopes (33yrs - Brisbane) and Michelle Van Grinsven (22yrs- Sydney) return to the city almost a year after they were caught up in hurricane Katrina. Bud and Michelle were amongst the tourists evacuated to the Superdome during the storm. Bud emerged as the 'leader' of the tourist group of some 70 foreign tourists caught up in the hell that was the Superdome in the days after the storm last year. The two are shocked to discover the lack of action amidst the debris of the still ruined Lower 9th Ward.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 24 August 2006 - New Orleans - Louisiana. <br />
Lower 9th ward. Australian tourist and hurricane Katrina survivor Bud Hopes (33yrs - Brisbane) returns to the city almost a year after he was caught up in hurricane Katrina. Bud was amongst the tourists evacuated to the Superdome during the storm. Bud emerged as the 'leader' of the tourist group of some 70 foreign tourists caught up in the hell that was the Superdome in the days after the storm last year. Bud is shocked to discover the lack of action amidst the debris of the still ruined Lower 9th Ward.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 24 August 2006 - New Orleans - Louisiana. <br />
Lower 9th ward. Australian tourists and hurricane Katrina survivors Bud Hopes (33yrs - Brisbane) and Michelle Van Grinsven (22yrs- Sydney) return to the city almost a year after they were caught up in hurricane Katrina. Bud and Michelle were amongst the tourists evacuated to the Superdome during the storm. Bud emerged as the 'leader' of the tourist group of some 70 foreign tourists caught up in the hell that was the Superdome in the days after the storm last year. The two are shocked to discover the lack of action amidst the debris of the still ruined Lower 9th Ward.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 24 August 2006 - New Orleans - Louisiana. <br />
Lower 9th ward. Australian tourists and hurricane Katrina survivors Bud Hopes (33yrs - Brisbane) and Michelle Van Grinsven (22yrs- Sydney) return to the city almost a year after they were caught up in hurricane Katrina. Bud and Michelle were amongst the tourists evacuated to the Superdome during the storm. Bud emerged as the 'leader' of the tourist group of some 70 foreign tourists caught up in the hell that was the Superdome in the days after the storm last year. The two are shocked to discover the lack of action amidst the debris of the still ruined Lower 9th Ward.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 24 August 2006 - New Orleans - Louisiana. <br />
Lower 9th ward. Australian tourists and hurricane Katrina survivors Bud Hopes (33yrs - Brisbane) and Michelle Van Grinsven (22yrs- Sydney) return to the city almost a year after they were caught up in hurricane Katrina. Bud and Michelle were amongst the tourists evacuated to the Superdome during the storm. Bud emerged as the 'leader' of the tourist group of some 70 foreign tourists caught up in the hell that was the Superdome in the days after the storm last year. The two are shocked to discover the lack of action amidst the debris of the still ruined Lower 9th Ward.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 24 August 2006 - New Orleans - Louisiana. <br />
Lower 9th ward. Australian tourists and hurricane Katrina survivors Bud Hopes (33yrs - Brisbane) and Michelle Van Grinsven (22yrs- Sydney) return to the city almost a year after they were caught up in hurricane Katrina. Bud and Michelle were amongst the tourists evacuated to the Superdome during the storm. Bud emerged as the 'leader' of the tourist group of some 70 foreign tourists caught up in the hell that was the Superdome in the days after the storm last year. The two are shocked to discover the lack of action amidst the debris of the still ruined Lower 9th Ward.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 24 August 2006 - New Orleans - Louisiana. <br />
Lower 9th ward. Australian tourist and hurricane Katrina survivor Bud Hopes (33yrs - Brisbane) returns to the city almost a year after he was caught up in hurricane Katrina. Bud was amongst the tourists evacuated to the Superdome during the storm. Bud emerged as the 'leader' of the tourist group of some 70 foreign tourists caught up in the hell that was the Superdome in the days after the storm last year. Bud is shocked to discover the lack of action amidst the debris of the still ruined Lower 9th Ward.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 24 August 2006 - New Orleans - Louisiana. <br />
Lower 9th ward. Australian tourists and hurricane Katrina survivors Bud Hopes (33yrs - Brisbane) and Michelle Van Grinsven (22yrs- Sydney) return to the city almost a year after they were caught up in hurricane Katrina. Bud and Michelle were amongst the tourists evacuated to the Superdome during the storm. Bud emerged as the 'leader' of the tourist group of some 70 foreign tourists caught up in the hell that was the Superdome in the days after the storm last year. The two are shocked to discover the lack of action amidst the debris of the still ruined Lower 9th Ward.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 04 November, 2005.  New Orleans, Louisiana. Post Katrina. <br />
After Katrina, New Orleans, Louisiana. Two months after Hurricane Katrina smashed the Lower 9th Ward, the floods have receded but the devastation remains. A school bus remains trapped by a barge that washed through the levee, flooding the area.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 04 Oct, 2005.  New Orleans, Louisiana. Hurricane Katrina aftermath.<br />
Mardi glass beads and silk flowers lay trampled in the toxic sludge of a home in the Arabi neighbourhood after the devastating floods.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 04 Oct, 2005. New Orleans, Louisiana. Hurricane Katrina aftermath.<br />
Tinsley Sammons retrieves the little he can from his home severely mouldy home in the Arabi neighbourhood after the devastating floods which filled his house to the ceiling with water and toxic mud.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 03 Oct, 2005.  New Orleans, Louisiana. Lakeview. Hurricane Katrina aftermath.<br />
The remnants of the lives of ordinary folks, now covered in mud as the flood waters recede. A Harley Davison motorcycle lies trashed in the mud.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 03 Oct, 2005.  New Orleans, Louisiana. Lakeview. Hurricane Katrina aftermath.<br />
The remnants of the lives of ordinary folks, now covered in mud as the flood waters recede. A Harley Davison motorcycle lies trashed in the mud.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 03 Oct, 2005.  New Orleans, Louisiana. Lakeview. Hurricane Katrina aftermath.<br />
The remnants of the lives of ordinary folks, now covered in mud as the flood waters recede. A Harley Davison motorcycle lies trashed in the mud.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 03 Oct, 2005.  New Orleans, Louisiana. Lakeview.  Hurricane Katrina aftermath. <br />
The remnants of the lives of ordinary folks, now covered in mud as the flood waters recede. House buyers put signs up in neighbourhoods before many residents have even had a chance to return to see what is left of their homes.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 03 Oct, 2005.  New Orleans, Louisiana. Lakeview.  Hurricane Katrina aftermath. <br />
The remnants of the lives of ordinary folks, now covered in mud as the flood waters recede. House buyers put signs up in neighbourhoods before many residents have even had a chance to return to see what is left of their homes.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 3rd Oct, 2005.  New Orleans, Louisiana. Hurricane Katrina aftermath.<br />
A Mardi Gras Indians' head dress blows in the dust.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 03 Oct, 2005.  New Orleans, Louisiana.  Hurricane Katrina aftermath.<br />
Smashed yachts at the Southern Yacht Club on the shores of Lake Pontchatrain in Lakeshore, New Orleans. Yacht meets car. An insurance headache.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 03 Oct, 2005.  New Orleans, Louisiana.  Hurricane Katrina aftermath.<br />
Smashed yachts at the Southern Yacht Club on the shores of Lake Pontchatrain in Lakeshore, New Orleans.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 03 Oct, 2005.  New Orleans, Louisiana.  Hurricane Katrina aftermath.<br />
Smashed yachts at the Southern Yacht Club on the shores of Lake Pontchatrain in Lakeshore, New Orleans.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 03 Oct, 2005.  New Orleans, Louisiana.  Hurricane Katrina aftermath.<br />
Smashed yachts at the Southern Yacht Club on the shores of Lake Pontchatrain in Lakeshore, New Orleans.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 03 Oct, 2005.  New Orleans, Louisiana.  Hurricane Katrina aftermath.<br />
Smashed yachts at the Southern Yacht Club on the shores of Lake Pontchatrain in Lakeshore, New Orleans.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 01 October, 05.  New Orleans, Louisiana. Lower 9th ward. Hurricane Katrina aftermath. <br />
The remnants of the lives of ordinary folks, now covered in mud as the flood waters recede.  A statue of the Virgin Mary stands outside a storm ravaged home.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 01 October, 05.  New Orleans, Louisiana. Lower 9th ward. Hurricane Katrina aftermath. <br />
The remnants of the lives of ordinary folks, now covered in mud as the flood waters recede. A calculator lies in the mud.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 01 October, 05.  New Orleans, Louisiana. Lower 9th ward. Hurricane Katrina aftermath. <br />
The remnants of the lives of ordinary folks, now covered in mud as the flood waters recede.  Signs of life in the decimated neighbourhood. Fresh dog footprints in the damp mud.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 01 October, 05.  New Orleans, Louisiana. Lower 9th ward. Hurricane Katrina aftermath. <br />
The remnants of the lives of ordinary folks, now covered in mud as the flood waters recede.The mould and topic mud filled interior of a house rearranged by the floods.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 01 October, 05.  New Orleans, Louisiana. Lower 9th ward. Hurricane Katrina aftermath. <br />
The remnants of the lives of ordinary folks, now covered in mud as the flood waters recede. A child's doll remains snagged to the top of a fence, spray paint in the background shows no bodies were recovered from the house.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 1st Oct, 2005. Hurricane Katrina aftermath, New Orleans, Louisiana. Lower 9th ward. The remnants of the lives of ordinary folks, now covered in mud as the flood waters recede. Small fish die as the last remianing water drains from the area leaving them gasping for air in receding puddles. Flies swarm around the rotting fish.
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  • 01 October, 05.  New Orleans, Louisiana. Lower 9th ward. Hurricane Katrina aftermath. <br />
The remnants of the lives of ordinary folks, now covered in mud as the flood waters recede. A sign beside the kicked in door reads dog, dead on arrival as discovered by the SPCA.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 01 October, 05.  New Orleans, Louisiana. Lower 9th ward. Hurricane Katrina aftermath. <br />
The remnants of the lives of ordinary folks, now covered in mud as the flood waters recede.  Graffiti marks a window denoting no bodies recovered from the house with a British Union Jack visible through the glass.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 01 October, 05.  New Orleans, Louisiana. Lower 9th ward. Hurricane Katrina aftermath. <br />
The remnants of the lives of ordinary folks, now covered in mud as the flood waters recede. A statue of the Virgin Mary lies covered in mud with a beer can resting on her face.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 01 October, 05.  New Orleans, Louisiana. Lower 9th ward. Hurricane Katrina aftermath. <br />
The remnants of the lives of ordinary folks, now covered in mud as the flood waters recede.The mould and topic mud filled interior of a house rearranged by the floods.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 01 October, 05.  New Orleans, Louisiana. Lower 9th ward. Hurricane Katrina aftermath. <br />
The remnants of the lives of ordinary folks, now covered in mud as the flood waters recede. A child's tricycle lies in the drying mud.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 26 Sept, 2005. Cameron, Louisiana. Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
The destroyed remains of  downtown business in Cameron, Louisiana two days after the storm ravaged the small town. The water tower was one of the few structures to survive the storm.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 25 Sept, 2005. Carlyss, Louisiana. Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
The destroyed remains of a bayou home one day after the storm ravaged the area. The exterior sink seems to be the only thing to survive the storm.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 25 Sept, 2005.  Cameron, Louisiana. Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
Dead cattle and other animals litter the banks of the canal.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 25 Sept, 2005.  Cameron, Louisiana. Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
Inside a residence alongside the canal, smashed by the storm.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 25 Sept, 2005.  Cameron, Louisiana. Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
A horse, cut loose ahead of the storm wanders amidst the destruction.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 25 Sept, 2005.  Cameron, Louisiana. Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
A horse, cut loose ahead of the storm wanders amidst the destruction.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 25 Sept, 2005. Lake Calcasieu, Louisiana.  Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
Oil industry rig support platforms prepare to put to sea to repair damaged rigs in the Gulf of Mexico to keep the oil flowing to the U.S. mainland.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 25 Sept, 2005.  Lake Calcasieu, Louisiana. Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
What remains of the interior of an oil company office and living quarters after the tidal surge washed through the building.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 30 Sept, 2005.  New Orleans, Louisiana. Lower 9th ward. Hurricane Katrina aftermath. <br />
The remnants of the lives of ordinary folks, now covered in mud as the flood waters remain. The devastation of an entire community where houses were simply washed from their bases.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 30 Sept, 2005.  New Orleans, Louisiana. Lower 9th ward. Hurricane Katrina aftermath. <br />
The remnants of the lives of ordinary folks, now covered in mud as the flood waters recede. A small china Buddah lies stuck in the muck.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 30 Sept, 2005.  New Orleans, Louisiana. Lower 9th ward. Hurricane Katrina aftermath. <br />
The remnants of the lives of ordinary folks, now covered in mud as the flood waters remain.  a child's alphabet letters lie in the dirt.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 30 Sept, 2005.  New Orleans, Louisiana. Lower 9th ward. Hurricane Katrina aftermath. <br />
The remnants of the lives of ordinary folks, now covered in mud as the flood waters remain. A child's cuddly toy lies embedded in the dirt.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 30 Sept, 2005.  New Orleans, Louisiana. Lower 9th ward. Hurricane Katrina aftermath. <br />
The remnants of the lives of ordinary folks, now covered in mud as the flood waters remain. The contents of a washing machine lie scattered in the toxic flood waters.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 30 Sept, 2005.  New Orleans, Louisiana. Lower 9th ward. Hurricane Katrina aftermath. <br />
The remnants of the lives of ordinary folks, now covered in mud as the flood waters remain. A sofa lies where it came to rest on a car as the flood waters receded.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 30 Sept, 2005.  New Orleans, Louisiana. Lower 9th ward. Hurricane Katrina aftermath. <br />
The remnants of the lives of ordinary folks, now covered in mud as the flood waters remain. The devastation of an entire community where houses were simply washed from their bases.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 30 Sept, 2005.  New Orleans, Louisiana. Lower 9th ward. Hurricane Katrina aftermath. <br />
The remnants of the lives of ordinary folks, now covered in mud as the flood waters remain. A house washed from it's base came to rest when it smashed into a tree.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 30 Sept, 2005.  New Orleans, Louisiana. Lower 9th ward. Hurricane Katrina aftermath. <br />
The remnants of the lives of ordinary folks, now covered in mud as the flood waters remain. A child's teddy bear, covered in mud rests on a couch in what remains of a house that rests on a car.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 30 Sept, 2005.  New Orleans, Louisiana. Lower 9th ward. Hurricane Katrina aftermath. <br />
The remnants of the lives of ordinary folks, now covered in mud as the flood waters remain. Mud dried to the hood of this Nissan.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 30 Sept, 2005. New Orleans, Louisiana. Lower 9th ward. Hurricane Katrina aftermath.<br />
The remnants of the lives of ordinary folks, now covered in mud as the flood waters remain. A child's toy train lies covered in mud.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 30 Sept, 2005. New Orleans, Louisiana. Lower 9th ward. Hurricane Katrina aftermath.<br />
The remnants of the lives of ordinary folks, now covered in mud as the flood waters remain. A cell phone lies amongst the household items of someone's washed up house.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 30 Sept, 2005.  New Orleans, Louisiana. Lower 9th ward. Hurricane Katrina aftermath. <br />
The remnants of the lives of ordinary folks, now covered in mud as the flood waters remain. An elderly persons walking frame lies in the mud.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 30 Sept, 2005.  New Orleans, Louisiana. Lower 9th ward.  Hurricane Katrina aftermath. <br />
The remnants of the lives of ordinary folks, now covered in mud as the flood waters remain. A Louisiana licence plate lies in the drying mud.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 30 Sept, 2005.  New Orleans, Louisiana. Lower 9th ward. Hurricane Katrina aftermath.<br />
The remnants of the lives of ordinary folks, now covered in mud as the flood waters remain. Private Contractor Kenyon, worldwide disaster management corporation parks sterile mortician vans ready for body collection. Kenyon has won the body removal contract.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 30 Sept, 2005. New Orleans, Louisiana. Lower 9th ward. Hurricane Katrina aftermath.<br />
The remnants of the lives of ordinary folks, now covered in mud as the flood waters remain. Members of the Humane Society ride through the floods in search of animals left behind when the storm hit.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 30 Sept, 2005. New Orleans, Louisiana. Lower 9th ward.  Hurricane Katrina aftermath. <br />
The remnants of the lives of ordinary folks, now covered in mud as the flood waters remain. A lady from the Humane Society sets off into the water in search of animals to rescue.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 30 Sept, 2005. New Orleans, Louisiana. Lower 9th ward. Hurricane Katrina aftermath. <br />
The remnants of the lives of ordinary folks, now covered in mud as the flood waters remain. Residents return to inspect the damage to their buildings. In this case the mould grows thick on the walls.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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