hurricane katrina august 23 rd -30 th 2005, new orleans
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Hurricane KatrinaHurricane Katrina
August 23rd-30th 2005,
New Orleans
FactsFacts
Hurricane Katrina was the sixth Hurricane Katrina was the sixth strongest hurricane ever recorded and strongest hurricane ever recorded and the third strongest hurricane ever the third strongest hurricane ever recorded to make landfall in the USA. recorded to make landfall in the USA.
Katrina was forecast as a Category 4 Katrina was forecast as a Category 4 featuring gusts topping 140 miles an featuring gusts topping 140 miles an hour (225 kilometres an hour)hour (225 kilometres an hour)
The storm surge from Katrina was 20-The storm surge from Katrina was 20-feet (six metres) high feet (six metres) high
An estimated 80% of New Orleans was An estimated 80% of New Orleans was under water, up to 20 feet deep in under water, up to 20 feet deep in places.places.
The CostThe Cost
Hurricane Katrina caused Hurricane Katrina caused $75 $75 billionbillion in estimated physical in estimated physical damages, the most costly damages, the most costly hurricane in history, but it is hurricane in history, but it is estimated that the total economic estimated that the total economic impact in Louisiana and impact in Louisiana and Mississippi may exceed Mississippi may exceed $150 $150 billionbillion
The effectsThe effects
The final death toll was at The final death toll was at 1,8361,836, , mainly from Louisiana (mainly from Louisiana (1,5771,577) and ) and Mississippi (Mississippi (238238))
More than one million Gulf Coast More than one million Gulf Coast residents have been displaced and residents have been displaced and many of the refugees were living below many of the refugees were living below the poverty line before the storm struckthe poverty line before the storm struck
The Louisiana Superdome sheltered The Louisiana Superdome sheltered 35,00035,000 people because of the effects people because of the effects of Hurricane Katrinaof Hurricane Katrina
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About About 90,00090,000 square miles were square miles were affected by Katrina affected by Katrina
Before the hurricane, the region Before the hurricane, the region supported approximately one million supported approximately one million non-farm jobs, with non-farm jobs, with 600,000600,000 of of them in New Orleans, but hundreds them in New Orleans, but hundreds of thousands of local residents were of thousands of local residents were left unemployed by the hurricane. left unemployed by the hurricane.