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Life since Katrina: 3 stories of survival

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8/27/2010 04:10:12 AM
AP – FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 1, 2005 picture, New Orleans residents gather at a evacuation staging … Video Link Hurricanes & Tropical Storms Video:Two hurricanes head for Caribbean AP Video Link Hurricanes & Tropical Storms Video:Hurricane Danielle gaining strength in Atlantic AP Video Link Hurricanes & Tropical Storms Video:Hurricane Danielle now a Category 2 storm AP By PAULINE ARRILLAGA, SHARON COHEN and ALLEN G. BREED, AP National Writers Pauline Arrillaga, Sharon Cohen And Allen G. Breed, Ap National Writers – 23 mins ago

When Hurricane Katrina overwhelmed New Orleans and the surrounding region five years ago, hundreds of thousands of lives were changed forever, in myriad ways. Hundreds died, but even among survivors, many lost all that was familiar. And recovery is a process that still goes on day by day.

Here are three stories of survival and readjustment, by Associated Press writers who tracked down individuals they had first met in Katrina's chaotic wake.