Hurricane+Katrina

On August 29, 2005 Hurricane Katrina made landfall on southern Plaquemines Parish Louisianna, where it was a category 3 hurricane. Hurrricane Katrina was as expected the most destructive hurricane to ever hit the United States. During the hurricane the winds were at an estimated 125mph. ALthough Hurricane was very destructive, it did not take nearly as many lives as Gelveston in 1990, which killed as many as 12,000 people. This was because the city was evacuated with the exception of some locals who though the whole thing was nothing to worry about. After the hurricane the effects were terrible. Almost all people in New Orleans lost their homes due to the fact that the hurricane destroyed the levies keeping the water out of the city. Flooding was the greatest cause of the damage to people's homes. After the hurricane tens of thousand of people were stuck in New Orleans without sufficient food, water or clothing. About 1800 people died in the hurricane.

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To this day people are still trying to salvage their lives and home they once had in New Orleans before the hurricane. People who still have home that have not been completely destroyed are considered lucky. Even though some people have their homes back things will never quite be the same. On that faithful people lost every memory and image of the city and home they once loved. Today people still look back on what New Orleans was like before the hurricane. A lively and bustling city that it is currently working hard to rebuild to it's full potential, which it has done a good job of so far. People in New Orleans have had some things to cheer about though as their New Orleans Saint won the Super Bowl last year. Many people for a time were sheltered in The Super Dome (the Saints Stadium) during the hurricane.