Hurricane+Katrinasm

Hurricane Katrina is known as the the costliest natural disaster but also the deadliest disaster in the history of hurricanes in the United States! It was recorded as the sixth strongest hurricanes ever! On August 29, 2005 Hurricane Katrina had traveled along the the Atlantic, hit the Gulf of Mexico and destroyed the beachfront cities of Louisiana and Mississippi causing a huge flood. About 80% of landmass had gone underwater. And about 20% of its citizens were trapped without any food, water, or power supplied to live. It was so bad to the point that people were stranded on the roofs of houses and in attics that have not yet been flooded, waiting to be rescued. Chemicals, corpses, and other revolting images had swept down and was weaving its way through the streets of New Orleans and other cities that this hurricane had attacked. About 20,000 made their way to what was called the Superdome, to find some shelter. Unfortunately this shelter was filled to the point where it was so crammed that it looked and felt like a flood of people trying to survive. Meanwhile in another shelter, people were being murdered and rampaged by gangs and gunfire. Most of the people got out but some didn't make it due to financial problems. A lot of elderly and other races did not make it out. About 70% of New Orlean's area, over 50 nursing homes didn't get evacuated. The National Weather Association warned a day before the hurricane hit that not a lot of people would make it out of the city without barely making it out or not even making it out at all. President Bush had pledged that this was "one of the largest reconstuction efforts that the world has ever seen". After a year, the population had decreased by a half of what it was. More than half of the people who lived there were scattered across the country to find jobs, but couldn't come back in hopes of jobs awaiting them. In time, New Orleans is rebuilding itself.