Saturday marks 10 years since Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Louisiana.

More than 1,800 people were killed by the Category 3 storm, and 1 million were forced to leave their homes.

At least 80 percent of New Orleans was flooded after several levees buckled from the force of the storm. The hurricane cost an estimated $108 billion, making it the costliest in U.S. history.

On Thursday, President Barack Obama met with those who have spent the last decade rebuilding. The president says the work is far from over.

Azline Kemp, a Mississippi native who now lives in Port Chester, says she thinks about Hurricane Katrina often. When the storm hit, she called News 12 Westchester for help finding her family members who still live in the south.

She eventually reunited with her brother, daughter and grandchildren. She said she is now advocating for others along the Gulf Coast to help them get the assistance they need.

She plans to head back to Biloxi, Mississippi this weekend for 10th anniversary ceremonies, which will be attended by former President George W. Bush.