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Only those who lived through the devastation caused by Katrina can really know what it was like.

New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- Aerial photograph of the break in the levee in the 9th ward. Neighborhoods throughout the area remain flooded as a result of Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA New Orleans, September 20, 2005 - The city's Ninth Ward took a severe blow from Hurricane Katrina's winds and floodwaters; devastation fills the eye in every direction. Some sections of the city were under as much as eight feet of water. Win Henderson / FEMA New Orleans, LA., 9/18/2005 -- Downed power lines and debris in the street makes access to the Lower 9th Ward difficult. Damage to homes and property in the Lower 9th Ward due to Hurricane Katrina. Andrea Booher/FEMA   New Orleans, LA., 9/18/2005 -- This New Orleans resident crosses through toxic ankle deep mud upon return to his home in search of salvageable items. His home is located in the Lower 9th Ward which was flooded when Hurricane Katrina caused the levees to fail. Andrea Booher/FEMA	New Orleans, LA., 10/18/2005 -- 9th Ward resident, Eddie Lohr (Sarge) returns to his home for the first time since Hurricane Katrina. FEMA photo/Andrea Booher New Orleans, LA., 10/22/2005 -- Major Heaton, a Task Force Raven National Guardsman from Washington state, carries a weapon while on patrol in the Lower 9th Ward following Hurricane Katrina. FEMA photo/Andrea Booher New Orleans, LA., 10/22/2005 -- Devastation in Lower 9th Ward due to a levee break following Hurricane Katrina. FEMA photo/Andrea Booher New Orleans, 9th Ward, LA ,11-01-05 -- Only residents and workers are allowed though this 9th ward security check point. The 9th ward is still without utilities. Hundreds of thousands of former New Orleans residents and buisnesses are displaced. MARVIN NAUMAN/FEMA photo New Orleans, LA, 12-01-05 -- Hurricane Katrina disaster victim Marenthia Lagarde searches for anything salvageable from where her home that is now crushed and under a barge. Many people lost everything when the Levee broke and are homeless and rely on FEMA to help them though the ordeal. MARVIN NAUMAN/FEMA photo