Hurricane Katrina Devastates US Gulf Coast

Hurricane Katrina made landfall along the Central Gulf Coast as a Category 3 storm. Its storm surge breached the levee system that protected New Orleans from Lake Pontchartrain and the Mississippi River, flooding the city. The damage in Louisiana and along the coastal regions of Mississippi and Alabama is estimated at $81 billion, making Katrina the most destructive and costliest natural disaster in US history. How many people died during the hurricane and subsequent flooding?

Hurricane Katrina Devastates US Gulf Coast