The largest natural disaster in the United States, Hurricane Katrina, struck the Gulf Coast on Monday August 29, 2005. Over 1,800 people lost their lives as a result of the storm, which devastated parts of Mississippi and Louisiana. Katrina's storm surge caused nearly every levee in New Orleans to breach, resulting in massive flooding. The Superdome became a “shelter of last resort” for residents unable to evacuate New Orleans, but it soon had no power, clogged toilets, and began to flood. Eventually the refugees of the storm were transported to Houston, the last of them leaving the Superdome on September 3rd after days of intolerable conditions.
Thursday, December 24, 2009
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