Hurricane Katrina
intro
Have you heard of Hurricane Katrina? I have it is a bad tragedy that happened in 2005.That was over 10 years ago.You will learn about how it started, how it affected people,how are they cleaning it up. Hurricane Katrina was the most deadly hurricanes.stay tuned for how Katrina started.
HOW IT STARTED
On August 29,2005 early in the morning. Strong winds hit Gulf port,Mississippi and New Orleans just to name a few.It formed 200 miles south east of the Bahommas. 40 mph of wind. It was on the storm category 5 on the saffir-Simpson scale. The winds picked up to 175 mph.
HOW IT AFFECTED OTHERS
It affected a lot of people in many ways.One way that it affected is by they didn’t have home or food. Millions left homeless due to flooding. 1,833 people died. Katrina is the most deadly Hurricane in the u.s. $108,000,000,000 in damage.
HOW ARE THEY WORKING TO CLEAN IT UP
In a lot of different places they may or may not still be cleaning up Katrina. It took more than 5 years to clean up Katrina in some places. For new Orleans it took 8 years. In some places it took long because some may not have had a lot of money.
conclusion
All in all facts Katrina was a bad place to be in.I learned that Katrina was the most deadly Hurricane to hit the united States. Along the way I learned a lot.
Did you learn something new?