Pictures of Hope

A lot has been written about Hurricane Katrina hitting the US southeast coast and the devastation it has left behind in places like Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and New Orleans.

But sometimes the time for words stop and the time for hope and healing begins.

Amongst scenes of death and destruction, sometimes the pictures of hope are skipped. Here are a few:

Praying together

Salvation Army volunteer Nancy Hatcher, left, prays with Vickie Sims, right, and her daughter, Frensha, as they arrive for another day of distributing aid to victims of Hurricane Katrina in Biloxi, Miss., on Sept. 6.

(AP/Rob Carr)

'This South will rise again'

George Miller, left, and Ted Mack sit outside a bar on Bourbon Street in the historic French Quarter in New Orleans, La., on Sept. 6. Some bars are open in the French Quarter despite efforts by city and national authorities to completely evacuate the flood-besieged city.

(AP/Rick Bowmer)

New schoolmates

Graham Williams, left, puts his arm around his new schoolmate Jameall Gatlin at a Houston elementary school on Sept. 6. Jameall's family evacuated New Orleans ahead of Hurricane Katrina and now plan to make their home in Houston.

(AP/Pat Sullivan)

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