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Hundreds feared dead in Hurricane Katrina
BILOXI, Mississippi (Reuters) - Helicopters plucked frantic survivors from rooftops of inundated homes on Tuesday and officials said hundreds of people may have died in Hurricane Katrina's attack on the U.S. Gulf Coast, which sent a wall of water into Mississippi and flooded New Orleans.



Katrina Devastation Called 'Overwhelming'
GULFPORT, Miss. - Rescuers in boats and helicopters struggled to reach hundreds of wet and bedraggled victims of Hurricane Katrina on Tuesday as the scope of the disaster became clearer with every tale of misery. Mississippi's governor said the death toll in one county alone could be as high as 80.