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A barge sits among flooded homes in New Orleans' Ninth Ward 26 September 2005. The barge entered the Ninth Ward after a storm surge from hurricane Katrina caused a breach in the Industrial Canal (L) levee. The area was pumped dry just a few days before hurricane Rita hit, causing overtopping of the patched breach and a reflooding of the area. New Orleans opened the gates to residents who fled two hurricanes in four weeks but they were warned the return is "at your own risk". Mayor Ray Nagin is allowing residents back into other parts of the city, but residents of the Ninth Ward still have no idea if and when they will see their homes again. AFP PHOTO/Robyn BECK (Photo by ROBYN BECK / AFP via Getty Images)