Katrina Stats

Question 1

Flooding in New Orleans

Answer 1

-80% of New Orleans flooded

Question 2

Jobs lost

Answer 2

-230,000 Jobs were lost from damaged businesses

Question 3

Evacuation rate

Answer 3

-70-80% of New Orleans residents were evacuated before it hit land

Question 4

No. of people in the city

Answer 4

-Estimated 100,000 people still in the city

Question 5

Death toll

Answer 5

-1800 people killed

Question 6

Houses destroyed

Answer 6

-300,000 houses destroyed

Question 7

Money spent on Flood defences

Answer 7

-$14.5bn spent on flood defences

Question 8

Flood defences completed by…

Answer 8

-Flood defences completed by June 2013

Question 9

Amount of Damage ($)

Answer 9

-Estimated $150bn of damage

Question 10

Paragraph 1 Key points

Answer 10

-Name and locate
-Primary impacts
Flooding

-Secondary impacts
Jobs lost

Question 11

Paragraph 2 Key points

Answer 11

• Steps taken to reduce damage - Immediate Responses
• Evacuation

-Effectiveness
It was effective - most people evacuated, reduced no. of deaths

Question 12

Paragraph 3 Key points

Answer 12

• Steps taken to reduce damage - Long Term Responses
• Rebuild flood defences

-Effectiveness
It was effective - prevent flooding in the future, money invested will be saved in future hurricanes