Residents in New Orleans evacuate as Hurricane Katrina draws near
A US Army soldier performs crowd control as New Orleans area residents, seeking refuge from Hurricane Katrina, arrive at the Superdome which has been set up as an emergency hurricane shelter, in New Orleans, Louisiana 28 August 2005. Hurricane Katrina, now a category 5 hurricane, packing winds of 280 kilometers (176 miles per hour), is expected to make landfall near New Orleans early 29 August 2005.
Residents in New Orleans, Louisiana leave the city with their belongings 28 August 2005 as Hurricane Katrina draws near.
Cars are leaving New Orleans, Louisiana 28 August 2005 as Hurricane Katrina draws near.
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