Katrina left the city itself with 12 million tons of debris.

Over 720,000 tons of debris was removed during the first six weeks after the event.

Today they are still buried in tons of debris above the river, along with at least 11 other people from the neighborhood.

We've got several tons of debris here, but, as you say, that's not nearly enough.

Already, 962,725 tons of debris and steel have been carried from the site.

They hope to clear another 100 tons of debris a day.

Where the Arab had been there now lay several tons of debris.

The new cell is expected to be able to accommodate 2,700 tons of debris a day, until 2020.

About four tons of earth and debris moved as a result.

But no more than a few tons of debris have been gathered.