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The Events of Hurricane Katrina

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  • The Beginning

    The Beginning
    Tropical depression Tweleve formed over the southeastern Bahamas at 5:00 pm
  • Landfalls on Florida

    Landfalls on Florida
  • The Eye of Katrina reaches The Gulf of Mexico

    the eye of Katrina reaches the Gulf of Mexico
  • Hurricane Katrina Increases to a category 3

    Hurricane Katrina Increases to a category 3
    evacution needed for New Orleans
  • Category 4 for Hurricane Katrina

    Category 4 for Hurricane Katrina
  • New Orleans Under Water

    New Orleans Under Water
  • The Aftermath

    The Aftermath
    Homeland Security became aware that New Orleans levee breaches could not hold
  • Relief Package

    The U.S. Senate passed relief package
  • Signature of President Bush

    Signature of President Bush
    Bush signs the $10.5 billion relief package after Congress passed it
  • National Guard Helping

    National Guard Helping
    25,548 Army National Guard and 3,998 Air National Guard were deployed (28,546 total).
  • Superdom

    Superdom
    The evacuation of the Superdome has been completed. 29,588 Army National Guard and 4,596 Air National Guard were deployed
  • Levee News

    The http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_Street_Canallevee breach was closed with truckloads of rock and sandbags. The canal reopened so that it could be used to pump water out of city. 33,608 Army National Guard and 6,613 Air National Guard were deployed (40,221 total
  • Bush Address

    Congress approvSeptember 15, 2005
    President Bush addresses the nation from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_Square,_New_OrleansNew Orleans,
    ed the Katrina Emergency Tax Relief Act of 2005 for Hurricane Katrina victims
  • Death Toll

    Death Toll
    The official death toll was raised to 1,036, with 63 additional deaths recognized in Louisiana
  • Evacuation

    Evacuation
    To date, approximately 1.5 million people were evacuated from the damaged areas in Louisiana, roughly 1 million have applied for hurricane-related federal aid, 30,000 are in out-of-state shelters, 46,400 are in in-state shelters and 972 people have perished in the storm.
  • 1 Year Anniversary

    1 Year Anniversary
    Work in progress
  • 2nd Year Anniversary

    2nd Year Anniversary
  • 3rd Year Anniversary

    3rd Year Anniversary
  • 4th Year Anniversary

    4th Year Anniversary
  • 5th Year Anniversary

    5th Year Anniversary
  • From Then Untill Now

    From Then Untill Now