Visions of New Orleans - Katrina Storm Surge Photo Gallery by Phil Orgeron at pbase.com

Visions of New Orleans - Katrina Storm Surge

Here are a few snaps of the effects of Katrina's storm surge in St. Bernard Parish Louisiana. For those of you who don't know, this suburb is part of the Greater New Orleans area. Thousands of homes were affected in the tiny geographical segment I photographed of hurricane Katrina's destruction.

A fast moving wall of water at least 25 feet high overtopped the 17 foot earthen barrier (levee) and created this devastation. Additionally, the surge caused oil spills and the category 4 hurricane spawned tornados in the area.

What you will see here is a modern suburban area that is still on death watch six weeks after the storm. The area is chillingly quiet with very little sign of any life except EPA, military and utility crews.

If you live in an area vulnerable to hurricanes please remember that storm surge is something you must take very seriously.

Evacuate when advised because even the best protection may not be nearly enough.

Miles and miles and miles of destruction	It all starts to look the same	17 foot levee in the background	The force and the fury	Still have a sense of humor
Can you imagine the force?	Air crane clearing debris	Along the leading edge of the water	Bitter sentiment in Chalmette	Decontamination efforts still underway
Another collapse	Stripped of all substance	Hit from the left	Making a little progress	Miles inland power of the surge continues
Moved across the street	No match for the wall of water	No words for this	Oil from the nearby refinery	Still standing - Barely
Power of the surge	The national guard house to house search is over now	How strong must the current have been?

Philippe GUERIN		05-Dec-2008 12:48
that's incredible !! how to rebuilt now.. there is so much work to do.. and how many time before the next one??? it's terrifing! Friendly Philippe