Ninth Ward just north of the levee breach.

From Google Earth. Click to enlarge.

OK. Tell me now that this isn't a man-made disaster. If a dam had failed somewhere in America, and 1000 people died, there'd be hell to pay. And the Army Corpse of Screwups is responsible. Forget FEMA, the Corpse is the real villain here.

Pleas enlarge these, BTW. It's not possible to grasp the damage with these small pictures. Or better yet, see for yourself by downloading Google Earth.