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New Orleans recovery begins in earnest, death toll likely lower than feared Recovery of the bodies of those killed in Hurricane Katrina began in earnest amid hopes that the final death toll may be far lower than initially feared. Thousands of residents are still in New Orleans, reluctant to leave their homes, but officials said they would not use force to get people to leave the shattered city, where receding floodwaters are revealing the grim human toll.
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