More than 700 died in Hurricane Katrina

New Orleans: President George W. Bush prepared to give a speech in Louisiana outlining government plans to rebuild the region devastated by Hurricane Katrina, as the disaster death toll passed the 700 mark. The official death toll of the August 29 storm rose to 708 after Louisiana state confirmed another 51 deaths. State officials confirmed that 474 people were killed in Louisiana. Another 218 deaths have been recorded in Mississippi, two in Alabama and 14 in Florida. More