Episode 112
This was the storm that was never supposed to happen. Yet on August 29, 2005, the rain and category 4 winds combined forces to flood most of New Orleans and leave a path of destruction into Mississippi destroying entire communities along the Gulf Coast.
Watching the devastation on television moved many Americans to open their wallets and volunteer their time, skills, and services.
Traveltelevision.org shares the stories of those volunteers.