
Hurricane Katrina Anniversary
Hurricane Katrina, Libya shipwrecks reported, Goths.
President Obama has been visiting New Orleans, ahead of the 10 year anniversary since Hurricane Katrina. 1,833 people died when the hurricane hit - 80% of New Orleans and surrounding areas were flooded. We find out how the city is coping a decade on.
We will have the latest on a tragedy off the coast of Libya, as two boats with up to 500 people on board are reported to have sunk. Hundreds are missing, feared drowned.
And young people who identify as 'goths' may be at an increased risk of depression and self-harm, according to research published in the Lancet Psychiatry Journal.
(Photo: Homes are mixed with vacant lots in the Lower Ninth Ward on August 24, 2015 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Credit: by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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- Fri 28 Aug 201506:00GMTBBC World Service Online