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cyclone
30/08/2005 18:41
Streets suddenly turned into raging streams as desperate residents tried to flee to safety.
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cyclone
30/08/2005 18:35
Many towns and villages in the area were flooded as the storm brought blinding rains
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cyclone
30/08/2005 18:34
But one of the worst-hit appeared to be the coastal town of Biloxi, Mississippi, where many died when a beachfront apartment complex collapsed
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cyclone
30/08/2005 18:32
The hurricane - with winds of up to 140mph (224km/h) - hit the vast area "like a ton of bricks", officials said.
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30/08/2005 18:31
Dozens are feared to have been killed after powerful Hurricane Katrina swept through the US Gulf coast states of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida
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