CNN.com - Conditions deteriorate in Katrina's wake - Aug 31, 2005
CNN.com - Conditions deteriorate in Katrina's wake - Aug 31, 2005: "(CNN) -- Rescuers and residents along the Gulf Coast struggled Wednesday to cope with the destruction left by Hurricane Katrina, as New Orleans faced a horrifying trio of challenges -- rising water, stranded people and a refugee situation that is getting worse by the hour.
The death toll from the storm is estimated to be at least 120, but officials expect it to be much higher.
In Mississippi alone, the death toll was as high as 110, an emergency official told CNN.
More than 2.3 million people don't have power in Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama and Florida."
The death toll from the storm is estimated to be at least 120, but officials expect it to be much higher.
In Mississippi alone, the death toll was as high as 110, an emergency official told CNN.
More than 2.3 million people don't have power in Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama and Florida."
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