In pictures: New Orleans two years on

Memorial ceremonies are taking place in New Orleans to mark the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated the city and killed 1,600 people.

Just over half of the population has returned to rebuild the homes destroyed when Katrina struck the Gulf Coast on 29 August, 2005 and flooded most of the city.

People are holding their own private ceremonies to remember where they were when Katrina hit, and what they lost.

The Bush administration was criticised by local residents who felt abandoned in the aftermath of the disaster.

There is still resentment at the slow pace of reconstruction and protests are planned in New Orleans.

Much of New Orleans still looks like a wasteland, with businesses closed and houses abandoned.

Many areas of the city would still be vulnerable in a storm much weaker than Katrina, a study by the US army's Corps of Engineers found.

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