Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina was one of the five deadliest hurricanes.It started because of a tropical depression over the bahamas.It started and ended August/23/2005 to August/30/2005.The hurricane was at her peak strength on August 28,Two days before it dissipated.

She damaged 5 other countries other than the bahamas,New Orleans,texas,florida,Louisiana,and Mississippi.She killed 1,836 people

The damage she did costed 108 billion dollars!The highest winds reached 175 miles per hour.The hurricane had triple the damage wrought by Hurricane Andrews.

Two weeks after the hurricane hit,40% of New Orleans still remained under water.New Orleans will be rebuilt at the cost of 31 million dollars!A year later, New Orleans is half of what it was before.Half the cities hospitals remained shut.A lot of people could not return because they had nothing to return to.Hurricane Katrina will always be in Americas history books because she will always be a part of America.






By:w.m.l :{D