Hurricane Katrina 2005 Flashcards
What date did the hurricane occur?
25th August 2005
Where did the hurricane happen?
New Orleans
What areas were affected by the hurricane?
New Orleans, Louisiana, Florida
What category is the hurricane?
4-5
What was the windspeed?
280km/h
What was the radius of the hurricane?
56km
What was the storm surge height?
3-8 metres
What was the rainfall?
8-10 inches
How many fatalities were there?
1836 fatalities
How many injuries were there?
7500
How many houses were destroyed or damaged?
800,000
What were the criminal issues in the hurricane?
Criminal gangs roamed the streets looting homes and businesses
How many jobs were lost?
184,600
How many levees failed?
15 (mix of man made and natural)
How much of New Orleans was flooded?
80%
How many people drowned in floods?
1200
How many people were made homeless?
1 million
What we’re the issues with evacuation?
The poorest communities were left behind as they couldn’t afford to leave
How many oil platforms were destroyed?
30 causing the closure of 9 refineries
How many acres of forest land were destroyed?
1.3 million acres costing $5 billion
How much was the economic impact in Louisiana and mississipi?
Exceeded $150 billion
What did insurance companies do?
Stopped insuring homeowners in the area
How many facilities experienced oil spills?
44 facilities
What was the total cost?
$300 billion
How many people were displaced?
1.17 million
What did the Uk government send?
Food aid
What did the hurricane centre do?
Gave accurate plotting of the hurricanes track
How many people did the cost guard rescue that were stranded in New Orleans?
33,000 of the 60,000 people
How many national guard personnel were activated to deal with the storms aftermath?
58,000 with troops coming from all 50 states
Was there a lack of evacuation shelters?
Super bowl held 30,000 people but was only designed to have 800, 1,200 of the deaths occurred when the super bowl flooded
What aid did India send?
Tarps, Blankets and hygiene packs
Did red cross give aid
Yes
What did the Bush Administration do to help?
Sought $105 billion for repairs, however they did not act soon enough
How much money did the government provide in aid?
$50 billion
What was the national guard mobilised to do?
To restore law and order in New Orleans
What did the congress authorise for victims?
$62.3 billion worth of aid
What did FEMA provide?
Provided housing assistance (rental assistance, trailers etc) to more than 700,000 applicants
What issue was there for housing shortages?
Only 1/5 of the trailers requested by the New Orleans Parish were given resulting in housing shortages.
What did FEMA pay for to help displaced families?
paid for individuals and families hotel costs with a total of $12,000 given
What did Kanye West state about the responses of the event?
That there were racial reasons for the slow response
What is the frequency of tropical storms in New Orleans?
Once every 7-11 years
How many of the total residents were evacuated?
90-92% of 1.3 million residents were evacuated
Why did the levees collapse?
There was a lack of management of the upkeep of them, with the French levees being originally built as early as 1717.
When did people start to be evacuated?
Just 20 hours before the storm hit, when predictions had been given before that
How many people did the Louisiana super dome house for 2 days with food and water?
26,000
What happened to rail traffic?
Canadian National Railway suspended all rail traffic in Mississippi and New orleans on the 28th August
When was a state of emergency announced?
2 days before the storm
When did schools close?
3/2 days before the storm
