A man, dragging a woman on a floating door with supplies, waves off a rescue boat in flooded New Orleans August 30, 2005. Hurricane Katrina devastated the town and surroundings and looting was reported in the area. Floodwaters engulfed much of New Orleans on Tuesday as officials feared a steep death toll and planned to evacuate thousands remaining in shelters after the historic city's defenses were breached by Hurricane Katrina.