Tropical Storms Case Study Hurricane Katrina
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- Tropical Storms CASE STUDY "HURRICANE KATRINA"
- FACTS
- August 2005
- Mississippi and Louisiana USA
- Primary Effects
- 1800 people killed
- 300,000 houses destroyed
- 80% New Orleans flooded
- 3,000,000 without electricity
- Bridges collapsed
- Coastal Habitat damages
- Secondary Effects
- 100,000's made homeless
- 230,000 jobs lost from damaged businesses
- water supplies were polluted with sewage and chemicals
- Estimated cost $150 billion
- Immediate Response
- 70-80% New Orleans residents were evacuated before hurricane reached land
- Set up control centres, emergency shelters and stockpiled supplies
- Costguard, police, fire service and army rescued over 50,000 people
- Charities collected donations and provided aid such as millions of hot meals
- Long-Term Response
- US government provided over 16 billion dollars for rebuilding homes and repair other essential infrastructure
- US Army recommended that buildings should be built on stilts or not rebuilt at all in low lying area
- Repaired and improved flood defences for New Orleans
- Cost 14.5 billion dollars
- Completed in 2013
- FACTS
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