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4 days ago · 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.
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Hurricane Katrina, Tropical cyclone that struck the U.S. in...
- Tropical Cyclone
tropical cyclone, an intense circular storm that originates...
- New Orleans
The city also has a solid economic base: it is the largest...
- Aftermath
Hurricane Katrina - Aftermath, Destruction, Recovery:...
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1 day ago · Hurricane Katrina was a devastating and deadly Category 5 Atlantic hurricane that caused 1,836 fatalities and damages estimated between $97.4 billion to $145.5 billion in late August 2005, particularly in the city of New Orleans and its surrounding area. [1] At the time, it was the costliest tropical cyclone on record, later tied by Hurricane ...
- August 23, 2005
- 175 mph (280 km/h)
22 hours ago · Revisiting victims of Hurricane Katrina 02:39. Almost two decades after a woman's death during Hurricane Katrina, modern forensic tests finally allowed authorities to identify her remains.
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- Emily Mae Czachor
1 day ago · Hurricane Katrina hit with such force and fury, with unthinkable impacts. As a result, 236 people lost their lives and 67 more were reported missing on the Gulf Coast.
1 day ago · Hurricane Katrina victim identified nearly 2 decades after deadly storm. Almost two decades after a woman’s death during Hurricane Katrina, modern forensic tests finally allowed authorities to identify her remains. Citing anecdotes from her family, the forensic genetic genealogy company Othram said Tonette Waltman Jackson was swept away by ...
18 hours ago · Approximately a week after Hurricane Katrina's landfall, search and rescue teams found human remains between the rubble of two destroyed houses in St Martin, several miles from Biloxi.
3 days ago · Evacuations continue and more than 2,000 FEMA personnel are deployed as the gulf coast braces for Hurricane Ida, a category 4 storm -- on the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the most...
