Monday, May 23, 2011

What were the outcomes of Hurricane Katrina?


Hurricane Katrina affected many areas Bahamas, South Florida, Cuba, Louisianaa especially Great New Orleans, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida Panhandle, most of eastern North America.


Hurricane Katrina caused a lot of damage. Katrina caused a lot of people to lose their homes and there belongings.
Many people died in hurricane Katrina and many were missing.
Confirmed deaths-1,836

Hurricane katrina is one of the costliest hurricanes.
$81.2 billion

One of the biggest hazards created by hurricane Katrina was the massive flooding it produced. Louisiana was hit the hardest, but both Alabama and Mississippi also had large areas left under water following the storm. The best known area that was seriously affected by Katrina was New Orleans. New Orleans suffered a large number of casualties, a lack of drinkable water, severe property damage, electrical outages and many more difficulties.



The horrifying results of the storm drew constant national attention for many weeks. The process of cleaning up and repairing the damages left by Katrina are still ongoing, and could continue for many years to come.

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