poon cho tang SG More than two weeks after Hurricane Katrina demolished parts of the US Gulf Coast, survivors are returning to see what remains of their homes.
poon cho tang SG In Biloxi, the Mississippi town that took the full brunt of the category four storm, Cheryll Taylor picks her way through debris to collect her cats from her battered home.
poon cho tang SG Kurt Treadway comes across his grandfather's graduation picture after he and other residents of Port Sulphur in Louisiana are finally allowed back into the town.
poon cho tang SG Many business owners have been keen to see the extent of the damage to their livelihoods. Here Daniel Fermin stands in what is left of his Port Sulphur store.
poon cho tang SG They returned despite warnings of health risks from the filthy flood waters. Dwayne Glass and Chris Glass use a boat to salvage items from their mother's house.
poon cho tang SG Meanwhile, a house-to-house search for bodies and survivors is continuing in New Orleans.
poon cho tang SG Despite orders to evacuate the city, some New Orleans residents are prepared to sit it out and wait for the flood waters to recede.
poon cho tang SG Amid the devastation, there are signs that the people of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast are determined to bounce back.
