Hurricane Katrina

Question 1

Katrina

Answer 1

-August 2005
-US states of Mississippi and Louisiana
-New Orleans’ flood defences (levees)broke, city was flooded

Question 2

Primary effects

Answer 2

-Around 2000 dead
-150,000 houses destroyed
-electricity for 3 million was cut off, many sheltered at the super dome stadium
-80% of New Orleans was flooded
-coastal habitats damaged

Question 3

Secondary effects

Answer 3

-population of New Orleans fell from 1.4 million to 1 million between 2005-6
-2400 businesses were closed down
-hundreds of thousands became homeless
-Estimated total damage=125billion

Question 4

Immediate responses

Answer 4

-1.7 million people were evacuated from Mississippi and Louisiana
-35,000 people were rescued by the coastguard in New Orleans
-charities provided food water and aid
-national guard deployed

Question 5

Long-term responses

Answer 5

-Waters that flooded New Orleans were pumped into Lake Pontchartrain
-US Congress allocated $62 billion to be spent in aid
-20 Billion spent rebuilding New Orleans flood defence systems