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Mind Map by Adam Bowyer, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Adam Bowyer
over 6 years ago
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Hurricane Katrina
- Primary Effects
- More than 1800 killed
- 300,000 houses destroyed
- Large areas flooded - 80% New Orleans
- 3 mil left without electricity
- Bridges collapsed
- Coastal habitats damaged
- More than 1800 killed
- Secondary Effects
- 00's of 000's homeless
- 230,000 jobs lost
- Water supplies polluted - sewage and chemicals
- Total cost estimated $150 billion
- 00's of 000's homeless
- Immediate Resposes
- 70-80% New Orleans evacuated before reached land
- Mississippi & Louisiana decalred tate of emergency
- Control centres, emergency shelters & stockpiled supplies
- Control centres, emergency shelters & stockpiled supplies
- Coastguard, police, fire service & army rescued over 50,000
- Charities collected donations and provided aid
- Included millions of hot meals
- Included millions of hot meals
- 70-80% New Orleans evacuated before reached land
- Long Term Responses
- US governent provided over $16 billion
- Rebuilding of homes
- Provided funds to repair other essential infrastructure
- Rebuilding of homes
- US Army recommened buildings rebuilt on stilts/not rebuilt in low-lying areas
- Repaired and improved flood defences of New Orleans
- Cost $14.5 billion completed in 2013
- Cost $14.5 billion completed in 2013
- US governent provided over $16 billion
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