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Hurricane Katrina
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Date?
Struck South East USA on the
29th August 2005.
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Where did it form?
Formed over The
Bahamas
on the 23rd of August as a
tropical
depression.
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Where did it gather its strength?
Moved
North West
and strengthened as it passed over the warm waters of the Gulf of
Mexico.
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Where did it strike and what category?
South
East
USA on the
29th
August as a category
3
hurricane.
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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.
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How many deaths?
1836
people were killed.
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How many houses destroyed?
300,000
houses destroyed.
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How much of New Orleans was flooded?
80
% of New Orleans was flooded.
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How many schools in New Orleans destroyed/damaged?
18
schools in New Orleans destroyed and
74
badly damaged.
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How many died from contaminated water?
Water supplies were
polluted
, resulting in
5
deaths from water contamination.
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How many jobs were lost from damaged businesses?
230,000
jobs lost from damaged businesses.
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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.
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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.
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How much did the damage cost?
Hurricane Katrina costed
300 billion.
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How many people sheltered in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans?
In the
Louisiana
Superdome
26,000
people were sheltered.
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How much did charities collect from public donations?
Charities collected
4 billion
from the public.
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What % of people in New Orleans were evacuated before the hurricane reached land?
80
% were evacuated before the hurricane reached land.
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What happened to the US government?
It was criticised for its
slow
response.
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How much did the US government provide in aid?
50
billion
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