Two levee breaches send water flowing through city President Bush cuts vacation short to return to Washington to monitor recovery efforts Preliminary damage estimate: $26 billion Martial law imposed in New Orleans Crescent City Connection provides way out of city Nearly 1 million Louisiana residents homeless Mayor Ray Nagin: 80 percent of New Orleans is underwater. Water 20 feet deep in some places Tulane Medical Center: Water rising quickly More than 80 feared dead in Mississippi 200 people stranded on rooftops in the Lower Ninth Ward, including 20 police officers People who evacuated told NOT to come back to city Preliminary reports show at least 20 buildings in the city have collapsed The water is not safe to drink across New Orleans. Portions of Metairie, Slidell, Kenner and Houma are virtually underwater. Rescue officials were still trying to get to people who were trapped in their homes Tuesday. All public utility services are expected to remain shut down in the short term. Hundreds of thousands of people are without power. President Bush promises extensive help for victims to get their "lives back in order." 4,000 National Guardsmen were mobilizing in Memphis and would help patrol New Orleans streets For shelter information, call 1 (800) 469-4828; Web siteCopyright 2005 by WDSU.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be
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