Katrina Storm Images
Posted on Aug 13, 2006
Wired News: My Katrina: YouTube Storm Images
Associated Press 09:40 AM Aug, 13, 2006JACKSON, Mississippi — When friends ask Bill Tyler what Hurricane Katrina did to his cottage in Bay St. Louis, he sends them a link to the online video sharing site YouTube.
There, for anyone to see, he’s posted a slideshow with images of his flood-stained house, the mangled trees outside and other scenes from the Mississippi Gulf Coast devastated by the Aug. 29 storm. The soundtrack is Angolan musician Waldemar Basto’s haunting song “Sofrimento.”
Hundreds of Katrina-themed videos are hosted by YouTube and other video sites, ranging from montages of storm-damaged streets days after the hurricane to more recently created works that show that life is still far from normal.
