1.
Thugs shot at rescuers
Many rescue workers were shot at by thugs and looters. This made things worse because some of the rescue workers turned away for fear of getting shot.
120 points - added 6 years ago by redbarron80 -
2.
Looting was widespread
Most took food, water and medical supplies, others took guns.
87 points - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
3.
Mississippi suffered too.
Newly built casinos were completely destroyed.
46 points - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
4.
Many refinery workers broke into boat yards and stole boats to rescue neighbors.
11 points - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
5.
The last man rescued was 18 days after the hurricane.
Gerald Martin a 76 year old New Orleans resident was severly dehydrated and very hungry but, within a few days he was able to walk out of the hospital on his own power.
8 points - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
6.
The Huston Astrodome housed over 15,000 evacuees.
1 point - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
7.
The National Guard was finally called in on Friday.
Hundreds of thousands of bottles of water were distributed as well as 300,000 meals.
1 point - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
8.
Many hospital pateints died because there was no electricity.
Many dialysis patients died without use of their machines. Those on breathing machines died also.
1 point - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
9.
Many residents of the Nine Ward lost everything and have never been back.
1 point - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
10.
Many people who were oxygen dependent died because their O2 tanks were empty.
1 point - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
11.
Many people left the Superdome trying to find assistance.
Many of those died of dehydration and exposure.
1 point - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
12.
The storm surge caused as much damage as the hurricane itself.
With no electricity the pumps that drained storm waters didn't work and the water continued to rise.
1 point - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
13.
Hurricane Katrina left 1,200 people dead.
1 point - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
14.
The business district of New Orleans was flooded for over a week.
0 points - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
15.
There were reports of suicides in the Superdome.
0 points - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
16.
Those who took shelter in the Superdome were subjected to dangerous conditions.
With no electricity lights and air conditioning wouldn't work. There was no running water and toilets over flowed.
0 points - added 12 years ago by JanetK - 1 comment
Comments:
crime
Added 6 years ago by redbarron80, 7 points
17.
Levee failures left 80% of New Orleans under water.
0 points - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
18.
Existing disaster plans allowed for two day evacuation but, authorities didn't issue to the evacuation until 18 hours before the storm.
All lanes on the insterstate highway system were directed north to allow for maximum evacuation.
0 points - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
19.
Some of New Orleans is below sea level.
The fact left much of the city underwater for sometime.
0 points - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
20.
Hurricane Katrina caused not only flooding but fires.
0 points - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
21.
Many African-American residence were to poor to evacuate when the storm hit.
-36 points - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
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