sábado, 1 de julio de 2017

Hurricane "Katrina"

Hurricane Katrina took place in the Gulf Coast of the United States and in New Orleans, on 29th of August, 2005, reaching category five on the Saffir-Simpson scale. It caused $108 billion in damage, 80 percent of New Orleans and nearby parishes became flooded, it displaced 1 million people in the Gulf Coast region and it also caused political issues because politicians started pointing fingers and blaming one another.

If we talk about casualties, one thing is very certain, the true number of people who were killed by this hurricane will never be known. But is estimated that Katrina was responsible for 1500 deaths, approximately.

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