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Servant Leadership In Hurricane Katrina

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During Hurricane Katrina, efforts of the local, state and federal government were made using servant leadership to help the people of New Orleans, Louisiana; it made a failure of the said governments to keep them protected. If servant leadership of the local, state, and the federal government was used to help the people of New Orleans, Louisiana during hurricane Katrina than taking them to safety.
Failure of the local government The failure of the local government to respond to Hurricane Katrina that the emergencies plan of the government were lacking. The city official responsibility for evacuation of its citizens and the intent was to assist those who needed transportation for the incoming storm but had no actual plan to implement that intent. When the hurricane Katrina made a landfall in New Orleans on 29 August 2005, heavy rain battered the area and the storm surge measuring as high as 30 feet and moving toward inland and breached several levees intended to protect New Orleans from the water of the lake. The water poured through the breaks in the days following the storm, covering approximately 80% of the city with water as deep as three meters. The flooding, wind, and waves it caused the city major damage to building and infrastructure. There is a lot of people stranded on the rooftops of their houses and people wading through the water. The communities suffered from the disaster, particularly the city of New Orleans. Most of their first responders like

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