Hurricane Katrina Flashcards
1
Q
Category what hurricane
A
5
2
Q
Started to form where and when
A
Atlantic ocean and late August
3
Q
Moved across where to where
A
Bahamas to the Florida
4
Q
Hit New Orleans on what date
A
29th August
5
Q
When did Ray Nagin announce an evacuation
A
28th August
6
Q
Hazards - High wind speeds of what
A
282km hour
7
Q
Peak rainfall of
A
250mm over a 24 hour period
8
Q
Height of storm surge
A
8.5m high
9
Q
Percentage of city under water and pushed how far inland
A
80% and 19km
10
Q
Flooding flooded what man-made defense
A
Levee system
11
Q
Impacts - Deaths
A
1,836
12
Q
How many people were still missing
A
135
13
Q
Amount of homeless people
A
500,000
14
Q
Why did people find it hard to leave
A
Lack of money
15
Q
People left without electricity
A
3 million people
