Rita Strengthens to Catastrophic Category Five
Rita becomes a Category five hurricane as forecasters warn it could be the most intense U S. storm to strike Texas and a major threat to the Gulf Coast. Evacuations rise in Galveston Houston and along the Louisiana coast while the Army Corps fortifies New Orleans levees and authorities prepare for potential widespread damage.
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Searchers probe locked New Orleans doors for Katrina dead
U S Coast Guard and others intensified a hunt in New Orleans as floodwaters receded, targeting locked homes and hardest hit blocks. Officials warned the death toll could rise, with Louisiana at 799 and Gulf Coast totals near 1,036. About 500 people search locked residences, a multiweek, door to door effort with children found among remains.
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