The corps planned to use Chinook helicopters to lower hundreds of 15,000-pound sandbags into the space where the levee once stood.  New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- Aerial views of damage caused from Hurricane Katrina the day after the hurricane hit August 30, 2005. This is one of the levee's that has been damaged by the hurricane. New Orleans is being evacuated as a result of flooding caused by hurricane Katrina. Photo by Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA |
