Hussein Mead, of New Orleans, washes his hands and face with soap and a little bottled water as National Guard members secure the plaza around the Superdome on Wednesday Aug. 31, 2005, days after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans. The Superdome has become uninhabitable because of inoperative bathrooms and shortages of food and water. There were rumors that all the people from the Superdome were to be evacuated to the Astrodome in Houston.