Looking Back: Destruction of Hurricane Katrina

These photos, taken Aug. 30, 2005 (left) and July 29, 2015, show downtown New Orleans flooded by Hurricane Katrina and the same area a decade later.

Photographer Carlos Barria holds a photograph he took in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina struck, matching it up with the same location 10 years later, in New Orleans, Louisiana, Aug. 16, 2015.

Chandeleur Islands, the eastern most part of the state of Louisiana, before and after Hurricane Katrina. (USGS)

NASA images of New Orleans, before (Aug. 27, 2005) and after (Aug. 30, 2015) Hurricane Katrina.

The debris from Pass Christian Middle School before and after cleanup. The school was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, Pass Christian, Mississippi, Sept. 14, 2005 and Dec. 6, 2005. (Mark Wolfe/FEMA)

Photographer Carlos Barria holds a photograph he took in 2005, matching it up at the same location 10 years later, in New Orleans, Louisiana, Aug. 18, 2015. The print shows coffins removed from tombs, Sept. 10, 2005, after Hurricane Katrina struck.

In the top image, taken in 1998, is the Deep South Motel to the left and an apartment building to the right. The bottom image shows the same location on Aug. 31, 2005, two days after Hurricane Katrina made landfall.

The railroad bridge across Bay St. Louis before and after its repair. The bridge was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, Dec. 8, 2005 and Aug. 9, 2006. (Mark Wolfe/FEMA)

New Orleans, before and after Hurricane Katrina. (Grace Adams, Wikimedia)

Harrison County beaches, damaged by Hurricane Katrina, were left with over 33,000 cubic yards of debris, Biloxi, Miss., Sept. 3, 2005 and Aug. 8, 2006. (FEMA/Mark Wolfe)