Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, LA on August 29, 2005 and caused 1800 deaths. Eighty per cent of the city was flooded, enormous property damage resulted, and thousands of people fled the city. Many never returned.

About Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast of the United States on August 29, 2005. It was one of the most damaging natural disasters in the history of the U.S. and one of the strongest overall hurricanes to strike the country. The aftermath of the storm was made worse by major failures in water safety structures built by the Army Corp of Engineers, by slow and disorganized response by FEMA, and by the poverty of much of the region effected.The hurricane formed on the 25th of August, 2005, passed over the south of Florida causing a lot of damage, then crossed into the Gulf of Mexico and hit land again near New Orleans Louisiana.

The storm caused tremendous property damage in the beachfront communities of Mississippi, North Florida, and Louisiana. In Mississippi, many communities were 90% flooded, with water coming into the 3rd floor of some buildings. In New Orleans the rising water caused 50 different levees to burst, which led to flooding throughout much of the city. Although 90 percent of the population had fled, those who remained or who couldn’t be moved fast enough were devastated by the storm and the flooding, resulting in more than 1800 deaths.The Army Corp of Engineers investigated their policies and processes and found that 2/3rds of the flooding in New Orleans could have been avoided if the levees had been properly constructed.

Although the U.S. Coastguard responded quickly and rescued more than 30,000 people, other areas of government response to the disaster failed in many ways. Local, State, and Federal emergency leadership were slow to communicate the true damage of the storm and seemed reluctant to work together.

A severe housing shortage resulted from FEMA supplying only 20% of the promised emergency housing for the area. A shelter was set up to assist 800 people at the Louisiana Superdome, but 30,000 people arrived seeking help. The aftermath of the disaster has led to massive government assistance to residents of Mississippi and New Orleans. Nations all over the world offered and sent aid to help. In 2010, HBO pictures premiered a show, Treme’, set in New Orleans in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

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