Katrina

Hurricane Warning

Aug 28, 2005

A hurricane warning was sent out and the highways were packed. For the people who couldnt get out of the city, there was transport for them to go to local shelters and the superdome.

Hurricane Katrina's Landfall

Aug 29, 2005

Hurricane Katrina makes landfall. The National Guard was called in and the coast guard rescues 1200 people from the flood.

Flooding

Aug 30, 2005

The water in some areas of New Orleans will rise to 12-15 feet in some areas and the pumps would soon fail.

Evacuation

Aug 31, 2005

Governer Blanco requested more Nation Guardsmen to help evacuate New Orleanes. The Texas governer says that the Superdome refugees will be moved to the Astrodome.

Levees

Sep 5, 2005

The gap in the levee closed and the rapair of another is in the process.

Clearing Out New Orleanes

Sep 7, 2005

The police officers and soldiers in New Orleans go from house to house to clear out the remaining 10,000 people left in New Orleans.

The Cost of Katrina

Sep 10, 2005

Experts said that the recovery clean up will climb to over 200 billion dollars in the following weeks and most likley will end up over 300 billion dollars.

People Heading Home

Sep 14, 2005

For the first time since Hurricane Katrina struck the people from Gretna, Westwego, and Lafitte are able to return home.