Hurricane Katrina Flashcards
1
Q
How did they prepare for Hurricane Katrina?
A
- Hurricane warning on August 26th (may have been too close to the event)
- USA has a sophisticated monitoring system for hurricanes
- Encouraged everyone to evacuate
2
Q
How many people died from Hurricane Katrina?
A
1800 deaths
3
Q
What was the economic cost from Hurricane Katrina?
A
$100 billion
4
Q
How many people did not evacuate, even though they were encourage to?
A
20% (most to the Superdome, some remained in their homes)
5
Q
How many jobs were lost from Hurricane Katrina?
A
230,000
6
Q
How much of the city was flooded?
A
80%
7
Q
What happened to those who evacuated to the Superdome?
A
- They were trapped there with very limited supplies of food and water
8
Q
What areas were worse affected?
A
- Poorest areas in the city
- These were people without cars, which made it harder for them to evacuate
