Hurricane Katrina death toll hits 795 (Reuters) Updated: 2005-09-16 09:49
![Huriccane Katrina evacuees from New Orleans pack up their belongings on the floor of the Houston Astrodome before moving to the Houston Arena September 15, 2005. Many evacuees are being moved from the Astrodome to the Houston Arena. The official death toll from Hurricane Katrina climbed to 711 on Wednesday after Louisiana officials raised the number of confirmed fatalities in that state to 474. There were 218 dead in Mississippi and another 19 deaths confirmed in Florida, Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee. [Reuters]](xin_15090216095143638855.jpg) Huriccane Katrina evacuees from New Orleans pack up
their belongings on the floor of the Houston Astrodome before moving to
the Houston Arena September 15, 2005. Many evacuees are being moved from
the Astrodome to the Houston
Arena. [Reuters] |
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