hurricane Katrina 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyNatural hazardsA2/A-levelAQA Created by: TobyCreated on: 10-05-23 23:19 when was hurricane Katrina? 2017 1 of 6 how strong was hurricane Katrina? strongest winds ever recorded with winds of 175mph, category 5 2 of 6 where did it hit? Florida and Louisiana, particularly the city of new Orleans 3 of 6 what were the impacts of Hurricane Katrina? storm surges over 6m city of new Orleans flooded as the levees protecting it were not high enough to cope $105 billion for reconstruction 4 of 6 what were more impacts? evacuation order was given but many poorer people could not leave 1200 people drowned and 1m made homeless oil pipelines damaged 5 of 6 what were the responses? us gov criticised for handling of disaster, it was slow and many poor people left behind government provided $50 billion in aid national guard mobilised to restore law and order 6 of 6
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