Britney Spears Worried Two Relatives Perished in Katrina

Britney Spears fears that two of her uncles may have perished due to Hurricane Katrina.  The uncles are reportedly named Willie and June and are brothers of the singer's father Jamie.

They have not been seen or heard from since the disaster last month, according to reports.

The pregnant pop star, who is expecting her first child this month, has pleaded with relatives in her hometown of Kentwood, Louisiana to search for them.

Police chief James Rimes warns that many are in the same situation.

"We haven't seen them. That doesn't mean the worst - a lot of families in the region are trying to find missing relatives."

That's probably good advice from the chief as some good news is coming in as the flood waters recede.  Those on the scene are refusing to give estimates, but it appears that the death toll, predicted by many politicians to be as high as 10,000, will be substantially less.

"Some of the catastrophic deaths that some people predicted may not have occurred," said Col. Terry Ebbert, the city's homeland security chief.

He declined to give a revised estimate. But he added: "Numbers so far are relatively minor as compared to the dire projections of 10,000."

--Tina Sims with wire services.