Hurricane Katrina
- Created by: xhannahx
- Created on: 23-09-17 12:11
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- Hurricane Katrina
- LOCATION
- South of the USA
- Wetlands
- Much of it lies 1.5-3 metres below sea level
- Vulnerable to flooding
- Lies in a basin below sea level
- Sinking into its feet of clay
- CAUSES
- Strong winds
- 175 mph
- Heavy rainfall
- 20 ft of water
- 6m
- 20 ft of water
- Storm surges
- 6m
- Strong winds
- EFFECTS
- More that 1800 killed
- 300 000 homes destroyed
- 3 million left with no elecrtcity
- 230 000 jobs lost
- $300 billion of damage
- 30 off shore oil plants went missing or sunk
- Shops looted
- Destroyed coastal habitats
- Roads destroyed
- In 24 hours 80% of the city was underwater
- No safe drinking water
- 18 000 cars left the city in an hour
- No sewage services
- Primary Effects
- Flooding
- Mudslides
- Landslides
- Buliding collapsed
- RESPONSES
- SHORT TERM
- Volunteers rescued over 50 000 people
- 25 000 people given temporary shelters
- Helicopters used for supplies and evacuations
- Convoys of buses for evacuation
- Emergency relief
- Treating injured
- LONG TERM
- US government spent over $800 million on rebuilding flood defences
- $34 billion set aside for rebuilding houses and schools
- SHORT TERM
- LOCATION
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