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Hurricane Katrina

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HURRICANE KATRINA

DEADLY HURRICANE
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DETAILS

  • August 29, 2005
  • Gulf Coast
  • Category 3
  • Top 5 Deadliest Hurricanes in U.S. History
  • Top 3 Worst Natural Disasters
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NEW ORLEANS, La

  • Storm Surge Protection Failed
  • 80% of City Flooded
  • Levees Failed
  • 1,400 Died Due to Levee Failure
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STATE OF EMERGENCY

  • Mandatory Evacuations and S.o.A. Declared
  • Coast Guard Members Activated
  • President Bush Criticized for Lack of Immediate Assistance
  • People Without Food and Water for Days
  • Flood Waters Lingered
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Lauren Kaiser Hilditch