New Orleans: 10 years after Katrina
A series of photos has compared life in New Orleans today to immediately after the storm hit a decade ago. Photographer Carlos Barria matches up photos he took in 2005 to the same location 10 years later.
Extraordinary property damage
Michael Rehage is seen squatting on the roof of his car on September 12, 2005, several weeks after Hurricane Katrina struck. According to the US Federal Emergency Management Agency, the storm caused an estimated $108 billion (94 billion euros) in damage, making it the costliest hurricane in the country's history.
Infrastructure destroyed
The print shows a general view of the Memorial Medical Center on September 13, 2005. The Category 5 hurricane destroyed crucial infrastructure, including healthcare facilities, schools and roads, in the US states of Louisiana and Mississippi.
Left behind
Joshua Creek observes the high water mark at his home on September 13, 2005. The storm's ensuing floodwaters killed nearly 2,000 people and left 50,000 to 100,000 stranded for several days.
Watery grave
The picture shows coffins removed from tombs on September 10, 2005, after Hurricane Katrina struck. Faulty levees were to blame for the majority of the flooding that left roughly 80 percent of New Orleans underwater.
Rescuing man's best friend
The print shows a woman arriving with her dog at a collection point for victims of Hurricane Katrina on September 8, 2005. Animals were some of the silent victims of the cyclone, as many were left behind when their owners fled the city.
Displaced
New Orleans resident Errol Morning sits in his boat on a flooded street on September 5, 2005. Over 600,000 people were temporarily displaced and more than 400,000 people were permanently forced from their homes, according to a report by the US Census Bureau. The majority fled to neighboring states and metropolitan areas, with Texas taking on as many as 200,000 people.
Costly clean up
Tyler Teal cleans up his home on September 14, 2005, in the aftermath of the storm. Insurance companies paid out an estimated $41.1 billion (35.8 billion euros) in claims to 1.7 million customers for damage to businesses, homes and vehicles, according to the Insurance Information Institute.
Returning home
Joshua Creek sits on the porch of his house on September 13, 2005. Since Hurricane Katrina, the population of New Orleans has fallen by 21 percent, from roughly 485,000 in 2000 to just over 384,000 in 2014. The city had lost over 50 percent of its inhabitants following the storm, to a low of about 230,000 in July 2006, according to the US Census Bureau.