New Orleans makes 'desperate SOS' relief plea

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - New Orleans' mayor issued an urgent plea for relief of his flooded city on Thursday as gunshots and looting hampered the evacuation of desperate crowds trying to escape Hurricane Katrina's destruction.
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