Affects of Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina was and is still today one of the United States worst natural disasters ever. Hurricane Katrina was the largest and the third strongest hurricane ever recorded to hit the US. The levees in New Orleans were built to withstand Category 3 hurricanes, but Katrina peaked at a Category 5, with wind speeds up to 175 mph. The final death toll 1,836, mostly from Louisiana (1,577) and Mississippi (238). 705 people are reported as still missing from Katrina. The storm surge of Katrina was 20 feet high.
Hurricane Katrina affected over 15 million people in many different ways such as, evacuation of homes, rising gas prices, and suffering economy. 80% of New Orleans was estimated to be underwater, up to 20 feet deep in some places and impacted precisely 90,000 square miles. The final cost of damages in Louisiana and Mississippi from Hurricane Katrina was approximately $150 million, making it the most costliest hurricane in US history. More than seventy different countries made very considerate donations towards the damages and affects of Hurricane Katrina.

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