Mendham Hills Community Church trip to Waveland, Mississippi for Hurricane Katrina Clean-up and Rebuilding. Waveland in December 2007, 2½ years after the storm. Click on any photo for a larger image.
	The Gulf coast of Mississippi suffered massive damage from the impact of Hurricane Katrina on August 29, leaving 238 people dead, 67 missing, and billions of dollars in damage: bridges, barges, boats, piers, houses and cars were washed inland. Katrina traveled up the entire state, and afterwards, all 82 counties in Mississippi were declared disaster areas for federal assistance.
	Piles of debris are everywhere, some awiting collection and some being burned.
	Inside many houses are piled with rotting debris.
	FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) provided housing assistance (rental assistance, trailers, etc.) to more than 700,000 applicants, both families and individuals. However, in some areas only one-fifth of the trailers requested were supplied resulting in an enormous housing shortage throughout the Gulf Coast.
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