MEDC Tropical Storm Flashcards
1
Q
Name
A
Hurricane Katrina
2
Q
Location
A
New Orleans, USA
3
Q
Date
A
29th August 2005
4
Q
Category
A
4
5
Q
Height of storm surges
A
6m
6
Q
Cost
A
$300 billion
7
Q
Aid donated by government
A
$50 billion
8
Q
% evacuated before storm
A
80
9
Q
Why did petrol prices rise?
A
Oil facilities where damaged
10
Q
Deaths
A
1800
11
Q
Homes destroyed
A
300,000
12
Q
Homeless
A
10,000+
13
Q
Jobs lost
A
230,000
14
Q
What were water supplies polluted with?
A
Sewage, chemicals and dead bodies
15
Q
What was the government accused of?
A
That ‘They didn’t care because black poor people were mostly affected’
