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Katrina's storm surge washed inland along the eastern shore of Mobile Bay, submerging beachside buildings and pushing boats into trees normally several metres above the shoreline. (Picture: Lee Lerner)

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Lisa Saper's photos show the scene at Pass Christian, Mississippi where her mother lives. "Although my mom's home is intact, the town that I grew up in has been obliterated"

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The remains of Long Beach K-Mart at Pass Christian, Mississippi. (Photo: Lisa Saper)

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Elushika Weerakoon, a student at Loyola University, New Orleans took this photograph during the hurricane.

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And after the hurricane on Canal Street, downtown New Orleans.