Hurricane Katrina's storm surge -- up to 18-feet high -- destroyed homes in Long Beach, Mississippi. These photos are from the Destiny Oaks neighborhood, where I once lived.
Hurricane Katrina's storm surge -- up to 18-feet high -- destroyed homes in Long Beach, Mississippi. These photos are from the Destiny Oaks neighborhood, where I once lived.
Gail Pav
Debris covers the only roadway into the Destiny Oaks community, which had more than 20 homes. Houses in the back of the community sustained significant damage, but homes in the front were destroyed.
Debris covers the only roadway into the Destiny Oaks community, which had more than 20 homes. Houses in the back of the community sustained significant damage, but homes in the front were destroyed.
Gail Pav
A group of neighbors surveys the damage in one home.
A group of neighbors surveys the damage in one home.
Gail Pav
One of our neighbors stands in the spot where our house once stood. Now, three cars are jumbled on top of each other in what was once our living room.
One of our neighbors stands in the spot where our house once stood. Now, three cars are jumbled on top of each other in what was once our living room.
Gail Pav
Only rubble remains of the homes that once boasted a view of the Gulf Coast.
Only rubble remains of the homes that once boasted a view of the Gulf Coast.
Gail Pav