New Orleans faces a _________ of high water that will be 25 feet above normal.

In Alabama, homes are destroyed. "It's complete ___________," says one rescue worker.

In New Orleans, ________ winds blow the glass out of skyscraper windows.

The flood doesn't stop, and the couple __________ scratches a hole in the roof with a knife to escape.

1.1 million gallons of crude oil join the ___________ and debris swamping houses.

Coast Guard men and women take to the air and water, _________ people out of the flood and off roofs.

The chaos and ______________ encourage more than a few police officers to join the looting.

Shops and businesses are _____________, sometimes by people in need of food or supplies, and other times by thieves who are quick to take advantage.

People _______________ together in the convention center are in the dark.

People in New Orleans are melting in the ___________ weather.

By Tuesday, the still water has grown ____________ and black.

The president __________ the nation, saying "We'll be able to help those people."

People are strapped to doors used as ______________ stretchers.

We get reports that say one thing, and then we see something quite the ______________ on TV.

By Thursday, the floodwaters are filthy, thick, and ____________

Smoke from several fires __________ through the air.

The president and the governor ____________ over who is responsible for the city.

After a week without toilets, showers, or water, the __________ in the convention center is "almost like a solid wall pushing you back."

People have experienced unpleasant, extremely __________ conditions while waiting for buses to evacuate them from the Superdome.

Sensitive noses help locate houses with ____________ dead people or rotting animals.

Ten thousand evacuees slowly ______________ through knee-high trash to board the buses.

The people of New Orleans returned and rebuilt their city, which shows their _______________.

The hurricane ______________ everything in its path with a foot and a half of water.