Hurricane Katrina

• Date?

  Struck South East USA on the 29th August 2005.
• Where did it form?

  Formed over The Bahamas on the 23rd of August as a tropical depression.
• Where did it gather its strength?

  Moved North West and strengthened as it passed over the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
• Where did it strike and what category?

  South East USA on the 29th August as a category 3 hurricane.
• Impacts on Louisiana and Mississippi?


  Brought 200km/h winds and 200-250mm of rainfall to Louisiana . Brought a storm surge of up to 8.5m to Mississippi.
• How many deaths?

  1836 people were killed.
• How many houses destroyed?

  300,000 houses destroyed.
• How much of New Orleans was flooded?

  80% of New Orleans was flooded.
• How many schools in New Orleans destroyed/damaged?

  18 schools in New Orleans destroyed and 74 badly damaged.
• How many died from contaminated water?

  Water supplies were polluted, resulting in 5 deaths from water contamination.
• How many jobs were lost from damaged businesses?

  230,000 jobs lost from damaged businesses.
• How many oil platforms destroyed in the Gulf of Mexico?

  30 oil platforms destroyed in Gulf of Mexico causing oil spills, damaging the environment and the oil industry.
• How much of forestry was lost in Mississippi and how much did it cost?

  5300km squared of forest was lost in Mississippi causing a loss of 5 billion income from logging.
• How much did the damage cost?

  Hurricane Katrina costed 300 billion.
• How many people sheltered in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans?

  In the Louisiana Superdome 26,000 people were sheltered.
• How much did charities collect from public donations?

  Charities collected 4 billion from the public.
• What % of people in New Orleans were evacuated before the hurricane reached land?

  80% were evacuated before the hurricane reached land.
• What happened to the US government?

  It was criticised for its slow response.
• How much did the US government provide in aid?

  50 billion