hurricane Katrina Flashcards
1
Q
why was New Orleans so vulnerable
A
50% of the land was under sea level
sea defences like sea walls surrounding the low land were out of date to the good standards
2
Q
why was there little evacuation
A
150,000 remained as they were poor and couldn’t afford the cost of evacuation
3
Q
how many deaths
A
1836
4
Q
how many displaced due to flooding and other damages
A
1million
5
Q
what was the total damages cost
A
125billion
6
Q
responses
us
and foreign
A
USA federal emergency management helped organize aid and coordinated responses
gave 10billion first week then a further 50billion
Kuwait gave $500million
