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PHOTOS: Looking back at evacuation in advance of Hurricane Rita

Monday, September 21, 2015
Hurricane Rita evacuees were trapped in gridlock for nearly 24 hours, September 2005.
Hurricane Rita evacuees were trapped in gridlock for nearly 24 hours, September 2005.
Hurricane Rita evacuees were trapped in gridlock for nearly 24 hours, September 2005.
Hurricane Rita evacuees were trapped in gridlock for nearly 24 hours, September 2005.
Hurricane Rita evacuees were trapped in gridlock for nearly 24 hours, September 2005.
Evacuees push their car along Interstate-45 after it broke down in Houston on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2005. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Hurricane Rita evacuees were trapped in gridlock for nearly 24 hours, September 2005.
Cherlyn, left, and Lane McWhorter of Baycliff, TX ride in the back of a pickup truck with their animals in Houston, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2005. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Hurricane Rita evacuees were trapped in gridlock for nearly 24 hours, September 2005.
Hurricane Rita evacuees were trapped in gridlock for nearly 24 hours, September 2005.
Cars are bumper to bumper on Interstate 45 near downtown Houston on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2005. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Hurricane Rita evacuees were trapped in gridlock for nearly 24 hours, September 2005.
Hurricane Rita evacuees were trapped in gridlock for nearly 24 hours, September 2005.
Hurricane Rita evacuees were trapped in gridlock for nearly 24 hours, September 2005.
Hurricane Rita evacuees were trapped in gridlock for nearly 24 hours, September 2005.
Motorists wait in line for fuel at one of the few open gas stations in Pasadena, Texas, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2005. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Hurricane Rita evacuees were trapped in gridlock for nearly 24 hours, September 2005.
Hurricane Rita evacuees were trapped in gridlock for nearly 24 hours, September 2005.
Hurricane Rita evacuees were trapped in gridlock for nearly 24 hours, September 2005.
The roadways on the south side of Houston are virtually empty in this unusual view of the city that always has heavy traffic on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2005. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)
Hurricane Rita evacuees were trapped in gridlock for nearly 24 hours, September 2005.
Storm evacuees stand on the side of Highway 290 that became a parking lot as people attempt to flee the approach of Hurricane Rita. (AP Photo/Ron Heflin)
Hurricane evacuees stand by the side of their automobiles on Highway 290 leading out of Houston in this Sept. 22, 2005 file photo. (AP Photo/Ron Heflin)
Hurricane Rita evacuees were trapped in gridlock for nearly 24 hours, September 2005.
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