Hurricane Katrina

     On August 29th, 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast. The hurricane made landfall, with it being in Category 3. With the wind being 100 to 140 miles per hour, and the levee breaches causing massive flooding, it was a disaster in New Orleans. Meteorologists were able to warn those in the Gulf Coast states that the hurricane was near. After the warning was announced, on August 28, 2005, evacuations were declared. New Orleans lies above the sea level, and the average elevation is six feet below the sea level. No one would have predicted that the strong and sturdy levees would fall, causing tons of neighborhoods to flood. With the levees flooding, the people of New Orleans had to evacuate. Leaving them was the Superdome to stay at. Since the Superdome was elevated higher off the ground. 
     After Hurricane Katrina had ended, many people came from different areas to help rescue. The Coast Guard rescued about 34,000 people. While other citizens offered to help with shelter and food. Even though many people got the help they needed. Many who got hit by Hurricane Katrina had died. It was estimated that 2,000 people had died. Even from today many people who got affected by the hurricane still has to rebuild what they had lost. Not only has it been twelve years since the hurricane has hit, but twelve years yet to rebuild the city of New Orleans. 






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  1. Grace SSeptember 5, 2017 at 7:43 AM

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  2. Grace SSeptember 5, 2017 at 7:56 AM

    Great job! I really like how you chose to use a series tone while writing. It gives the reader a great understanding of how serious the event was for everyone affected.

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  3. Ellie Sh.September 5, 2017 at 12:04 PM

    Good job! I can tell that you did you research on the storm. Everything that you said in this blog really helps the people reading this how big of a tragedy Hurricane Katrina was.

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  4. julianaSeptember 6, 2017 at 6:10 AM

    Your writing flows very well and really kept my attention as I read it! I also researched Hurricane Katrina and it was a very sad and devastating time. Good job!

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