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Aug 29, 2020 · Chief Eddie Compass surveys the damage including a small school bus partially under a barge as Hurricane Rita adds to the destruction in the lower ninth ward after Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans ...
Aug 28, 2021 · Katrina caused over 1,800 deaths and $100 billion in damage. New Orleans was particularly hit hard due to flooding. The hurricane’s 19-foot storm surge broke through the city’s flood walls and ...
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Jun 3, 2024 · Hurricane Katrina, tropical cyclone that struck the southeastern United States in August 2005, breaching levees and causing widespread death and damage. Ultimately, the storm caused more than $160 billion in damage, and it reduced the population of New Orleans by 29 percent between the fall of 2005 and 2011.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jan 16, 2019 · Learn about the history, impact, and aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the costliest storm in U.S. history that hit New Orleans and coastal Louisiana in 2005. See photos, facts, and a timeline of the storm and its effects.
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Sep 4, 2005 · The web page contains a press release from September 2005, when FEMA reported on the progress and challenges of the response and recovery efforts after Hurricane Katrina. It provides statistics on evacuees, shelters, food, medical teams, and military personnel involved in the operation.
Aug 29, 2020 · Fifteen years ago today, it was Hurricane Katrina that struck the Gulf Coast further east. The storm and its catastrophic aftermath caused more than 1,800 deaths. At the time, it was the costliest ...
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Aug 29, 2021 · But the intensity of the storm and seeing neighbors and friends evacuate is triggering trauma from Hurricane Katrina. The Category 3 storm slammed into the Gulf Coast this same weekend 16 years ...
