Yes, the disaster following Hurricane Katrina definitely belongs in the Top 10 of the "Decade from Hell", but please remember that the horrific destruction in New Orleans was a manmade disaster. After 4 years of investigation, experts now agree that the devastation of our city was wrought by the collapse of the federally controlled levees, which were improperly designed and built by the US Army Corps of Engineers, and THIS was the direct cause of all of the destruction and loss of life. Our city withstood the "natural disaster", i.e., the hurricane, quite well. The nightmare was the UN-natural disaster.

C.J. D'Aquin
New Orleans, Louisiana