Abstract
On Monday, August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck Louisiana, staggering New Orleans with a 22-foot storm surge. The levees broke and the city began to flood. When Katrina finally blew itself out in the Midwest, 1,836 people in eight states were dead and 705 were missing, making Katrina the fifth deadliest hurricane in U.S. history. Katrina’s damages (estimated at $110 billion) and evacuations (between 1 and 2 million) were the largest in U.S. history (www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/reports/tech-report-200501z.pdf; see also, www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/31/.katrina.impact/index.html).
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54656/IRPD6302 | Journal eISSN: 1944-1207
Language: English
Page range: 70 - 72
Published on: Aug 3, 2022
Published by: University of Alabama Division of Community Affairs
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
© 2022 Tammy S. Smith, published by University of Alabama Division of Community Affairs
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