A lone dog runs down a flooded North Claiborne Avenue in New Orleans, Friday, Sept. 23, 2005. Hurricane Rita has pushed water into deserted neighborhoods that had just dried out from the flooding done by hurricane Katrina. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Three buildings burn in downtown Galveston,
Texas as Hurricane Rita approaches the coast
Friday, Sept. 23, 2005. As the storm approached,
at least three buildings caught fire in the city's historic
Strand District of nightclubs, shops and restaurants.
It was unclear what caused the blaze,
but a fallen electrical pole was lying on one of the buildings.
High winds whipped the flames from structure to structure.
(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

A woman dances next to her disinterested husband as Hurricane Rita approaches Seawall Boulevard in Galveston, Texas, September 23, 2005. The couple chose not to evacuate the island in order to tend to their business. (Rick Wilking/Reuters)

Robert Shumake waves a U.S. Flag as Hurricane Rita approaches Seawall Boulevard in Galveston, Texas, September 23, 2005. (Rick Wilking/Reuters)

Clouds roll in over a staue commerating the 1900 hurricane, before Hurricane Rita approaches in Galveston, Texas. Fearsome Hurricane Rita launched a fierce final assault on Texas and Louisiana, swirling with near 200 kilometers per hour (125 miles) winds and lashing a coastline bristling with vital oil and chemical plants(AFP/James Nielsen)