Photo Credit: Reuters Alertnet/Jason Reed courtesy of www.alertnet.org
09/02/2005

Hurricane Katrina survivors collect food and water during food distribution at the New Orleans Convention Center September 2, 2005. After five days of surviving Hurricane Katrina, the heat, shootings and other unrest, thousands at the Convention Center were given food and water by the U.S. National Guard. Refugees International is urging national and state governments, private organizations, and individuals to apply the lessons from international disasters to recovery efforts in the Gulf Coast.