Hurricane Katrina

Question 1

When

Answer 1

23-31 August 2005

Question 2

Stage 1

Answer 2

Sea wall and levee design flaws caused floods, 30% New Orleans residents below poverty line, Superdome supplies limited, 58% evacuated, Amtrak ran equipment out on trains but evacuee space declined

Question 3

Stage 2

Answer 3

Category 5, 175 mph, 80% city submerged, 1800 deaths, US $100b damages

Question 4

Stage 3

Answer 4

Marshall law invoked, coastguard rescues 1/2 stranded, NGOs not allowed in, Cuba and Venezuela offered over $1m help, President Bush gave $10b aid and troops within 4 days, 300,000 evacuees in Superdome by 1st Sep, evacuated by 3rd

Question 5

Stage 4

Answer 5

American Red Cross registered 3.8m overnight stays, France and Russia aid rejected then requested, US government gave $50b aid

Question 6

Stage 5

Answer 6

2015 Gulf Coast Child and Family Health Study said 36% children emotionally disturbed, ‘super catastrophe’ example for plans, levees rebuilt, ‘Nola Ready’ to alert evacuees, 2006 evacuation plan improvements like translators