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Hurricane Katrina: Day 12

Evacuation Nears Completion

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• Sept. 9: A helicopter drops sandbags on a broken levee in New Orleans.
• Sept. 9: Repair work on the 17th Street canal levee continues in New Orleans.
• Sept. 9: Resident sits on a balcony in New Orleans' French Quarter.
• Sept. 9: Floodwaters continue to inundate the downtown area of New Orleans.
• Sept. 9: Soldiers from the Army's 82nd Airborne patrol the streets of the historic French Quarter in New Orleans.
• Sept. 9: A resident lies on a cot at a triage center in downtown New Orleans.
• Sept. 9: A resident drinks beer in the historic French Quarter in New Orleans.