New Orleans rocked by huge blasts

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The New Orleans riverfront has been hit by a series of massive blasts, and fires are raging in the area. The cause and extent of possible damage is not yet clear. The news comes as troops were sent to quell lawlessness in the city, where desperation grows. Anarchy has spread through New Orleans, where thousands of people are stranded with no food or water, four days after Hurricane Katrina hit... "This is a national disgrace," New Orleans emergency chief Terry Ebbert said... There have been outbreaks of shootings and carjackings and reports of rapes... The muddy floodwaters are now toxic with fuel, battery acid, rubbish and raw sewage... Hundreds or even thousands of people are feared to have drowned in the low-lying city, most of which is under water.