Katrina Kills 50

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NEW ORLEANS -- Mississippi's governor says reports that Hurricane Katrina has killed 50 to 80 people in one coastal county "likely are accurate."

Officially, the state has confirmed only a handful of deaths. But an emergency official in Harrison County said Monday night at least 50 had been killed, including 30 at one apartment complex near the beach in Biloxi.

Gov. Haley Barbour said the storm surge from Katrina apparently wiped out the apartment complex. It was in area that did not flood during Hurricane Camille, which struck the same area with deadly force in 1969.

Barbour said damage to casinos deals an enormous blow to the state's pocketbook, but he vowed, " We're going to rebuild, whatever it costs."