Thousands of people hoping to return to their homes in New Orleans after being displaced by Hurricane Katrina have been given conflicting advice about whether or not to do so.
Three weeks after the storm the city's Mayor, Ray Nagin, has urged business owners to return to help boost the city's recovery.
He also wants to start letting tens of thousands of people back from tomorrow.
But the head of the recovery effort, Vice Admiral Thad Allen, has described the suggestion as extremely problematic.
He said services such as water, sewage, electricity and health care were not yet capable of supporting a large influx of people.
Meanwhile, the confirmed death toll from Hurricane Katrina has now risen to 883.
That is up from 579 at the last count on Friday. There were 218 found dead in Mississippi and 19 deaths confirmed in Florida, Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee.
