Generation Katrina: Six NFL stars who survived deadly hurricane tell their story as Super Bowl returns to New Orleans 20 years on Back in August 2005, the city of New Orleans was devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
Walking into my grandmother's house after they got flooded with 12ft of water, it was putrid and I smelled it for months because the city was underwater for weeks and sea water doesn't dry like regular water - the salt, the fish, the mud that came rushing in.
One million people were displaced from New Orleans after the deadly hurricane 20 years ago.
Back in August 2005, the city of New Orleans was devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
Nearly 2,000 people died after around 80 percent of New Orleans was left underwater.
