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House showing water lines at the top of windows and doors.
High water marks on house
Black/brown high water lines from floodwaters associated with Hurricane Katrina (2005) remain on this New Orleans, LA house. The red, spray-painted mark on the front of the house indicates that Urban Search and rescue teams checked this house for people.
Marvin Nauman/FEMA