Formed: 23rd August 2005 Hit New Orleans on the 29th August 2005.
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About the Hurricane
Wind speed of 170m
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Primary Impacts
1,836 died. 300,000 house were destroyed. 3 mIllion people were without electricity. Main bridge collapsed
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Secondary Impacts
Cost of Damage=$300 billion. Tens of thousands made homeless. 705 People were missing. Electricity, gas and water supplies lost.
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Responses
US Government was criticised for their slow response. After a week they asked the EU for emergency help. The media arrived before aid did. The Coast Guard rescued over 33,000 stranded people.
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Vulnerability
New Orleans has very low elevation on relation to sea level. Lack of nature defence against storm surges. E.g. wetlands and barrier islands.
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