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Bush to mark Katrina anniversary | Bush to mark Katrina anniversary |
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US President George W Bush is to honour those who have "dedicated their lives to the renewal of New Orleans", two years after Hurricane Katrina. | |
He is due to attend a memorial service in New Orleans and make a speech on the city's reconstruction efforts, before travelling to Mississippi. | He is due to attend a memorial service in New Orleans and make a speech on the city's reconstruction efforts, before travelling to Mississippi. |
In the wake of the storm Mr Bush vowed to "do what it takes" to rebuild the city, but he has since faced criticism. | |
Katrina killed 1,600 people in the states of Louisiana and Mississippi. | |
As thoughts turn to the events of two years ago, churches are due to hold memorial services and ring bells in honour of the victims. | |
[People] want to send a message to politicians that they want them to do more and do it faster Rev Marshall TruehillBaptist pastor Volunteers key to recovery Audio slideshow: Storm blues | |
In New Orleans, public officials will attend a groundbreaking at Charity Hospital for a victims' memorial and a mausoleum that will house the remains of more than 100 victims still not identified. | In New Orleans, public officials will attend a groundbreaking at Charity Hospital for a victims' memorial and a mausoleum that will house the remains of more than 100 victims still not identified. |
At dusk, a candlelit vigil will be held in Jackson Square. | At dusk, a candlelit vigil will be held in Jackson Square. |
Mr Bush will visit the Dr Martin Luther King Charter School for Math and Science in New Orleans, before travelling on to a community centre in Bay St Louis, Mississippi. | Mr Bush will visit the Dr Martin Luther King Charter School for Math and Science in New Orleans, before travelling on to a community centre in Bay St Louis, Mississippi. |
Resentment | |
The president arrived in the region on Tuesday, meeting Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco and New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin at the city's famous Dooky Chase restaurant. | |
Katrina was the one of the worst natural disasters in US history | |
He praised the people of New Orleans, and singled out the "social entrepreneurs" - among them athletes, artists, musicians and developers - who sat around the table with him. | |
The Bush administration was widely criticised by local residents who felt abandoned in the immediate aftermath of the disaster. | The Bush administration was widely criticised by local residents who felt abandoned in the immediate aftermath of the disaster. |
There is still resentment at the slow pace of reconstruction, and protests are planned in New Orleans. | There is still resentment at the slow pace of reconstruction, and protests are planned in New Orleans. |
"People are angry, and they want to send a message to politicians that they want them to do more and do it faster," Rev Marshall Truehill, a Baptist pastor, told the Associated Press news agency. | "People are angry, and they want to send a message to politicians that they want them to do more and do it faster," Rev Marshall Truehill, a Baptist pastor, told the Associated Press news agency. |