A section of the bridge connecting Ocean Springs with Biloxi is destroyed by hurricane Katrina. On Tuesday, the first day after the hurricane, the first aerial surveys showed widespread destruction and blockage of the regional highway and bridge system, making the flow of relief personnel and supplies into the area far more difficult.
Katrina, one of the most powerful hurricanes in U.S. history, forced operators to close more than a tenth of the country's refining capacity and a quarter of its oil output, spurring a frenzied spike in gasoline and heating oil prices. An oil refinery is submerged in water in Codin, Alabama, August 30, 2005.
