levees were not strong enough, human interference with the soil caused it to shrink, most were evacuated but 15,000 remained, and area is below sea level
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Primary impacts
280KM/h winds, 10m storm surge, 1300 died, 1 million homeless, 80% flooded, 1100,000 homes damages 1/2 beyond repair, 1.3 million acres of forest destroyed
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Secondary impacts
$150 billion in damage, $81 billion in property damage, oil spills (26 million litres leaked), 230,00 jobless, business decline and trade increased looting crime and racial tension tourism also decreased
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Short term responses
Superdome in Lousiana set up as refuge for 350,000 (given supplies), 58000 US military personnel deployed and national guards to rescue 50,000
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Long term responses
220 miles of flood defences (walls) and levees strengthened to prevent risk of flooding in future, $16.7 billion was spent on rebuilding infrastructure, and emergency services were improved and closer satellite monitoring
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levees were not strong enough, human interference with the soil caused it to shrink, most were evacuated but 15,000 remained, and area is below sea level
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