When school did open, many parents kept their children home for weeks because of fears about the dust left behind in the cleanup.
Add in the cleanup, and it is easier to go out and get fast food.
About 11,000 people, 1,000 vessels and more than 70 aircraft have been involved in the cleanup.
I'm the final sweep in the cleanup of the neighborhood.
The Army was called in to assist in the cleanup.
We want to help in the cleanup of our broken cathedrals.
"We're just horrified that some of this might be carried away in the cleanup."
A 2010 study of workers directly involved in the cleanup found no significant long term health effects from their involvement.
Employees who stayed were paid from $7,800 to $41,300 less than their counterparts in the private cleanup companies.
Some people sent supplies that could be used in the cleanup.