A horrific glimpse of Hurricane Katrina's wrath emerged Thursday, as more than 30 patients were reportedly found dead in a suburban New Orleans nursing home overcome by floods.

At least 32 of the roughly 60 people living in the nursing home died in St. Bernard Parish, southeast of New Orleans, on August 29, when Katrina slammed into the US Gulf Coast, according to The New York Times.

St. Bernard Parish Sheriff Jack Stevens said the bodies were found Wednesday at St. Rita's Nursing Home, while 40 to 50 other people were alive and had been rescued, according to CNN.

Stevens did not provide an exact body count and the number was not added to the official death toll of 83 announced by New Orleans officials on Tuesday.