93174/Man 3583 Class Project The Disaster Relief Project of Post- Hurricane Katrina On August 29, 2005 the levees broke and started the flooding of the city with depths of more than 10 feet of water in some places. The category 4 storm had already taken its toll on the city. The head of DHS Michael Chertoff waited a total of 24 hours after receiving knowledge that the levees were breached to make the designation that hurricane Katrina was a "incident of national significance--requiring an extensive
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Running head: HURRICANE KATRINA AND THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS Hurricane Katrina and the City of New Orleans Carlos F. Campos Introduction to Public Safety Administration 302 Professor Wertman February 7, 2016 1 HURRICANE KATRINA AND THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS 2 Abstract Hurricane Katrina hit the southern states of Louisiana and Missouri in late August of 2015 almost as a Category 3 hurricane leaving behind death, devastation, and displaced people. The Washington Times (2005) reported
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Hurricane Katrina was by far the costliest natural disaster in United States history. It was also the deadliest hurricane to hit the united states in almost eight decades and the third deadliest hurricane overall to hit the United States. Estimates of the total death toll following Hurricane Katrina vary by hundreds in or even thousands in some instances. According to the Louisiana Department of Health and Human services 1155 deaths occurred is Louisiana alone. Of those deaths, 386 deaths were attributed
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The speed of Hurricane Katrina spread was unbelievable, it hit everywhere so fast and let tons of people didn’t even have time to escape from the danger zone. Thousands of people were trapped and didn’t get away from the city before it flooded. The heaviest damaged neighbors were the African Americans. The FEMA storm damage data showed that the storm’s impact was nearly borne by the region’s African American community, most of the people from the community were unemployed, homeless or poor. After
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Trey Grimes English 1010 Professor Magrans Date Post-Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans During that calm, quiet time before any storm hits, the people of New Orleans and it’s surrouding areas prepared for a beating. Most citizens left the city in heed of the warnings sent out. As landfall came closer and closer, researchers began changing their predictions on how much rain they would get as well as the cripplng flood levels. Getting everyone evacuated from danger zones wasn’t as simple as it sounded
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in times of disaster that we find out peoples true nature. After Hurricane Katrina many people in New Orleans got scared and worried about what would happen to them, their families and their friends. When scared, people do things they would never dream of during normal times. In the novel Zeitoun, by Dave Eggers, this is shown to be true over and over again. If a natural disaster anywhere close to the magnitude of Hurricane Katrina hit my own small hometown of Yellville, Arkansas, there would be
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Running head: THE HURRICANE KATRINA AND THE BP OIL SPILL 1 THE HURRICANE KATRINA AND THE BP OIL SPILL 6 The Hurricane Katrina and the BP Oil Spill Hieu Le Columbia Southern University The Hurricane Katrina and the BP Oil Spill The 2005 Hurricane Katrina is one of the worst natural disasters in the United States history. This hurricane killed 1836 people in Louisiana, Mississippi, and other nearby states
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AMERICAN RED CROSS AND THE KATRINA EMERGENCY 3 The American Red Cross has people, systems, and plans in place to respond to disasters. They are considered the go-to agency in cases of emergencies and crisis when people are in need, with much success. The American Red Cross response to Hurricane Katrina surpassed any disaster response before it and nothing in the last ten years has reached its magnitude. “The Red Cross:
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KatrinaThere’s no secret that Hurricane Katrina caused a lot of controversy between intergovernmental relations. In a time of tragedy and despair, residents of New Orleanspaid the price for poor planning and communication between government leaders, agencies andofficials. From watching the PBS Frontline program, The Storm; it seems to be a continuing series of the “blame game” with no one taking responsibility for the role they played in the planning for and after math of Hurricane Katrina. It’s impossible
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In the summer of 2005, Hurricane Katrina stormed into the colorful city of New Orleans devastating and washing away its entire beauty and history. This terrifying tropical storm had affected the people in this famous city both physically and mentally. There are many catastrophic disasters happening each and everyday that may cause someone’s life. We all need to be thankful for the people who risk their lives to save our own. Until this day, we feel for those who have suffered greatly losing loved
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