Cep Katrina

2 Hurricane
Katrina –
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1
August 28th
2005
1 New
Orleans 2
on the Gulf
of Mexico
coast, USA
After crossing southern Florida -
where it left some 100,000 homes
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without power - it strengthened ared/spl/hi/americas/05/ka
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towards Louisiana, eventually
making landfall 90km south of Animation
New Orleans, at 10am local time features in
on 29 August. hyperlink
The track
of the
hurricane
23rd to
29th
August
2005.
It was the sixth-strongest Atlantic hurricane ever

recorded and the third-strongest landfalling U.S.
hurricane on record.
At this point,
Katrina's
sustained wind
speed was
approximately
200 km/h. The
storm passed
directly
through New
Orleans,
destroying
many lighter
buildings and
causing
extensive
damage to
others.
Track and wind
speeds
Hurricane
force winds
were recorded
along an
200km stretch
of coastline,
with scenes of
similar
destruction
and flooding in
Louisiana,
Mississippi and
Alabama.
Storm Surge
The intense
LOW PRESSURE
and strong winds
… allows sea
level to rise
… Flooding
coastal areas -
several
kilometres
inland in some
places
Katrina was a Category 5
storm with sustained winds
of about 160 mph as it
approached the Gulf Coast.
Storm Surge:
Sea level
about 9metres
above normal
Initially it was hoped that New Orleans had weathered the
worst of Katrina, but within hours of the storm passing, it
emerged that several key levees had been breached …..
… causing
floodwater
to pour into
the low-
lying city.
Much of New Orleans lies below sea level. The
city has a system of canals and levees topped
with concrete floodwalls to keep water out.
These are designed to withstand a category
three hurricane, but when Katrina - a category
four storm - hit, they were quickly
overwhelmed. Within 24 hours, 80% of the city
was flooded.
By August 31,
2005, 80% of the
city was flooded,
with some parts
under 6.1 meters
of water.
Four of the city's
protective levees
were breached,
including the 17th Street
Canal levee, the
Mississippi Delta Industrial Canal levee,
and the London Avenue
Levees broken and land flooded Canal floodwall.
Especially around New Orleans city.

Flooding affected
large parts of the
poor areas of the
City in general
The situation quickly

deteriorated as it
became apparent
that thousands of
people had been
unable to evacuate
or chosen to stay
put.
Many took refuge in the city's
Superdome, but without
sanitation or proper supplies,
conditions inside the crowded,
overheated stadium became
increasingly unbearable. …
… Law and order across
the city broke down, with
reports of widespread
looting and violence.
7,000 active-duty troops sent to

Louisiana for additional hurricane
relief. Despite hopes all would be
evacuated Friday, some New
Orleans flood victims remain at
the Superdome. Security forces
are still trying to restore order,
and engineers are working to
drain the city.
On 2 September a
series of huge
blasts, apparently
at a chemical
plant near the
French Quarter,
rocked the city.
Large fires also broke out in

several other districts
Although more
than 80% of
residents
evacuated, the
rest remained
There was blistering criticism from the mayor of New Orleans

and others who said the federal (US) government (Bush) had
bungled the relief effort and let people die in the streets for
lack of food, water or medicine.
Enormous
social,
environmental
and economic
effects.
Lowest pressure: 902 mbar

Damages: $81.2 billion (2005 USD)
(costliest Atlantic hurricane in history)
Fatalities: ≥1,723 total
Idea of area
affected by
impact on
Postal
Deliveries
two weeks
later.
Repairing
the levees
By August
2005 –one
year on,
the city's
levees and
floodwalls
have been
repaired to
a standard
equalling
their prior
Despite this work, critics say not condition.
enough has yet been done to improve
the city's storm protection system.
Repairing the
Steel dam: A Pumping out:
breach: Helicopters
temporary steel Once all
dropped huge
barrier has been breaches are
sandbags into the
built at the mouth sealed, pumps
breach in the 17th
of the canal, will start to drain
street canal.
sealing it off from floodwater out
Earthmovers built a
Lake into the lake, a
causeway allowing
Pontchartrain. process which
trucks to bring in
could take 80
stones to strengthen
days.
the repairs.
A year on and still New
Orleans is eerily empty. Of a
pre-Katrina population of
half-a-million fewer than
200,000 have returned.
About $1bn (£542m) in

relief meant for victims of
Hurricane Katrina was lost
to fraud, with bogus
claimants spending the
money on Hawaiian
holidays, football tickets,
diamond jewellery and
Girls Gone Wild porn
videos (allegedly).

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2 Hurricane

It was the sixth-strongest Atlantic hurricane ever

Especially around New Orleans city.

The situation quickly

7,000 active-duty troops sent to

Large fires also broke out in

There was blistering criticism from the mayor of New Orleans

Lowest pressure: 902 mbar

About $1bn (£542m) in

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