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Front Pages of History:
Newspapers from around the world covered the story of Katrina, the ferocious hurricane that made landfall in Louisiana and Mississippi on Aug. 29, 2005.
The front pages displayed here from the United States and a sampling of other countries are a look back in time at the unfolding story as reported by the news media.
During the first week, the story took surprising turns from storm to flood. Mississippi became the "invisible coast" as most press coverage focused on the plight of New Orleans.
Editors played the front-page story with dramatic headlines and photographs, including emotional images of death and despair. Many used similar words to sum it up, the "engulfed" coast, the "heartbreaking" devastation caused by "our tsunami," a city in "chaos" and "anarchy" where "thousands are feared dead," an "SOS" for help, a "national disgrace." |