Television footage shows buildings buried by floodwaters in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, early August 31, 2005. Overwhelmed authorities struggled to rescue the living and count the dead on Wednesday amid catastrophic destruction left in the path of powerful Hurricane Katrina. Looters ran wild in New Orleans, while officials tried to plug a leaking levee that was allowing lake water to pour into the city. REUTERS/TV/Pool MMR/DY