Hurricane Katrina

Question 1

Describe the location affected

Answer 1

Southern USA: Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama

Question 2

How many died?

Answer 2

1836

Question 3

How many missing?

Answer 3

705

Question 4

What failed in New Orleans?

Answer 4

Levees (due to improper maintenance)

Question 5

How much of New Orleans was submerged?

Answer 5

80% 6 foot under water

Question 6

In Mississippi what percent of coastal buildings were destroyed?

Answer 6

90%

Question 7

What happened in Biloni?

Answer 7

12 casinos destroyed, 100 died

Question 8

What happened in Alabama?

Answer 8

140,000 chicks killed

Question 9

Why were rescue missions abandoned?

Answer 9

to stop looting, 10,000 National Guard sent, shot some people

Question 10

What was the total damage cost?

Answer 10

$89 billion

Question 11

What were the problems with the New Orleans mandatory evacuation?

Answer 11

100,000 stayed behind (1 million left), traffic jams and not enough busses

Question 12

Where was the temporary shelter?

Answer 12

New Orleans Super Dome (9000) people

Question 13

What was the problem with the temporary shelter?

Answer 13

Not enough drinking water

Question 14

How much rain fell?

Answer 14

8-10 inches

Question 15

What was the problem with pumping water out of New Orleans?

Answer 15

Toxic water damaged wildlife

Question 16

Name two environmental problems?

Answer 16

1) damaged petrochemical plants release toxic chemicals

2) pelicans and turtles habitats destroyed