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Hurricane Katrina 2005

Hurricane Katrina 2005 . Cynthia Barrow Block 3. Hurricane Katrina . Hurricane Katrina was the deadliest and most destructive Atlantic hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season.

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Hurricane Katrina 2005

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  1. Hurricane Katrina2005 Cynthia Barrow Block 3

  2. Hurricane Katrina • Hurricane Katrina was the deadliest and most destructive Atlantic hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. • Areas affected were the Bahamas, south Florida, Cuba, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida panhandle, most of eastern North America

  3. Hurricane Katrina • One of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States • At least 1,833 people died in the hurricane

  4. Hurricane Katrina • By August 31, 2005, 80% of New Orleans was flooded, with some parts under 15 feet of water. • Hurricane Katrina made its second and third landfalls in the Gulf Coast region on August 29, 2005 as a Category 3 hurricane.

  5. Hurricane Katrina • Prior to Katrina’s landfall in 2005, the economy of New Orleans relied heavily on its usefulness and income derived from being a port city. • the labor force diminished and wages decreased by staggering amounts

  6. Hurricane Katrina • President of the United States George W. Bush declared a state of emergency in selected regions of Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi on Saturday, the 27th, two days before the hurricane made landfall • The economic effects of the storm were far-reaching. The Bush Administration sought $105 billion for repairs and reconstruction in the region

  7. Hurricane Katrina • Within the United States and as delineated in the National Response Plan, disaster response and planning is first and foremost a local government responsibility. • The local government exhausted its resources. • The request process proceeds similarly from the county to the state to the federal government as additional resource needs are identified.

  8. Hurricane Katrina • Law enforcement and public safety agencies, from across the United States, provided a "mutual aid" response to Louisiana and New Orleans in the weeks following the disaster • The criticisms of the government's response to Hurricane Katrina primarily consisted of criticism of mismanagement and lack of leadership in the relief efforts in response to the storm and its aftermath.

  9. Hurricane Katrina • Within days of Katrina's August 29, 2005 landfall, public debate arose about the local, state and federal governments' role in the preparations for and response to the hurricane.

  10. Hurricane Katrina • Hurricane Katrina was a big disaster that happen o many of people. • It cost people there lives, home, etic.. • The government helped out but not as much as they could have. They acted at the situation at the last minute that is one of many reason that people down graded the government

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