HURRICANE KATRINA

In 2005 August 23 hurricane Katrina was born .it was the 3rd worst hurricane that happened in North America .Katrina was a category 5 hurricane with winds up to 175mph(280km/h) .she hit around New Orleans ,south Florida ,Louisiana, Mississippi and within the gulf of New Mexico

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SIX QUESTIONS

Do you ever ask yourself who ,what ,where when, why ,how .now think of those six questions and apply it to hurricanes

WHAT IS A HURRICANE

A hurricane is a tropic type of storm created from strong wind of 125 mph going over warm body's of water or tropic cyclone, it most occurs in the Atlantic and the Caribbean.

HOW ARE HURRICANES FORM

SHOW VIDEO EXPLAINING WHAT IS A HURRICANE

hurricanes are measured in categories of how strong it will be, also to warning so people can be prepared or evacuate

HURRICANEC CATEGORIES EXPLAINED

Why is hurricane Katrina called one of the worst hurricanes that happened in North America ?

When New Orleans had hurricane Katrina is was that the levees broke from the mass of impact from the storm which
flooded the city .the total death toll was 1836, half were senior citizens and young children. The storm wreck family's ,killing anything in it's path. When the storm first struck it blow away homes and trees.creating mass. Of winds then following flooding the city.
The city was under sea level so they put levees so the city would not flood and when the levees broke the city was under sea level again with toxic waste in the water ,sewage water ,fumes and gases, over 80%of New Orleans was under sea level by 20ft deep. It impacted about 90,000 square miles, the total damage amount was 108 billion dollars

DEMONSTRATION

This is what happened when the levees broke

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New Orleans

BEFORE

AFTER

BEFORE

AFTER

Who helped, who received help and who didn't ?

WHO HELPED

• Red Cross, united nations ,world health organization ,European union ,international emergency agency
• Hepled in supplying food and water, rebuilding home snd stores ,pleging money ,
• There were over 70 countries pledged supplies and money
• Kuwait pledged $500 million dollars
• There wrer over 108 billion in damages

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• Over 400 million dollars of oil was donated
• 705 people are still reported missing
• 1 million people still left unemployed
• Total amount of donations 8.5 billion
• There were approximately 550 search and rescue teams

HOW THE MONEY WAS SPENT

ORGANIZATION WHAT HELPED

WHAT WERE THE NEEDS

THE RECOVERY

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