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Social Impacts Of Hurricane Katrina

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Hurricane Katrina hit on August 23, 2005 and lasted until August 31, 2005. The hurricane hit the following cities and states, Morgan City, Louisiana, to Biloxi, Mississippi, to Mobile,and Alabama. A big part of the hurricane hit New Orleans. Events all over the world happen everyday, but Hurricane Katrina was almost the deadliest hurricane to hit the US in 2005. “Early in the morning on August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck the gulf coast of the united states.” (HISTORY). By the time Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, it had already been raining heavily. “On August 29, 2005, the category 3 hurricane Katrina made landfall in Louisiana with winds up to 125 mph, causing an unpredicted storm surge and catastrophic floods in communities …show more content…

Many of the people acted bravely to save people involved with Hurricane Katrina. For example, the coast guard himself rescued 34,000 people alone. Citizens who have not been affected by the storm afford food, shelter, and did whatever they could to help. No one really knew how bad the conditions were.”With damages of more than $100 billion, this “man-made catastrophe,” as President Barack Obama labelled it in 2010, profoundly changed Louisiana's social fabric.”(Time) No one knew how many people were stranded or missing, and no one knew how many homes or businesses were destroyed. “Katrina had left in her wake what one reporter called a “total disaster zone” where people were “getting absolutely desperate.”(History). Hurricane Katrina killed over 2,000 people and damaged more than 90,000 square miles of the United States.”Today, after years of recovery and rebuilding efforts, people along the Gulf Coast have made great strides in returning to life as usual even as they continue to rebuild.” (History). In all Hurricane Katrina did major damage to the cities and homes around it. Warnings were not put out quick enough in order for people to be able to leave soon enough. In total about 2,000 people were killed. Hurricane Katrina was a tragic disaster because many people lost their lives due to the government not being prepared and warning everyone about the hurricane. If everyone had been warned more in advance, it wouldn't have been as bad. The one risk was the man made levees that were put into place to protect the city's below sea

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