Hurricane Katrina hit the North American Gulf Coast, wreaking havoc in the states of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama on 29th August 2005. Following the massive storm surge, the chemical plants known as "Cancer Alley" in Plaquemines Parish also flooded, releasing untold amounts of toxic poisons into the region's waterways and impacting flooded homes and water supplies as well. Photos and video features aerials of flooded oil refineries, houses, factories, marshland, coastline & pollution in water; residents of Bowers Town, Louisiana visit remains of their houses; interview with family on the devastation; upturned boats along river & on road; flooded oil pipelines; damaged petrol station and flooded a children's playground.