Case Study - Hurricane Katrina (New Orleans)
- Created by: NiamhMegahy
- Created on: 12-02-18 15:20
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- Hurricane Katrina (New Orleans)
- Long-term Responses
- New defences were built - T-walls, 70 feet flood walls (still only strong enough to withstand category 3 storm)
- Investigations took place so that New Orleans could see what they'd missed
- Secondary Effects
- Diseases spread
- Relocation
- Looting
- Loss of business
- Immediate Responses
- Attempts were made to pump water (they had to be turned off due to damage)
- Some people moved to the Super-dome (higher ground)
- People moved to higher ground because they were safer from flooding
- Rescue parties in boots looked for stranded people
- Primary Effects
- 10 bridges collapsed
- Flooding
- 25,000 people were stranded due to flooding and storm surges
- London Avenue Canal collapsed
- 80% of New Orleans was underwater
- Long-term Responses
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