Hurricane Ivan may kill up to 50,000

A MONSTER hurricane was approaching the southern US last night, threatening to destroy the city of New Orleans and forcing two million people to flee.

Emergency officials warned that Hurricane Ivan could be "The One" - and in the worst-case scenario 50,000 people might drown.

New Orleans could be devastated under 20 feet of water laced with sewage and chemicals if directly hit by "Ivan the Terrible".