hurricane katrina
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Hurricane Katrina. By Patrick Sperl. Introduction. Facts Consequence to New Orleans Pictures. Facts. „ born “ on 23. August 2005 over the Bahamas Came on 31. August 2005 to South-East of the USA Speed: 344 km/h Killed 1,239 people - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Hurricane KatrinaBy Patrick Sperl
Introduction• Facts
• Consequence to New Orleans
• Pictures
Facts• „born“ on 23. August 2005 over the Bahamas• Came on 31. August 2005 to South-East of the
USA• Speed: 344 km/h• Killed 1,239 people• 3rd biggest hurricane in the atlantic area• Hardest Hit: New Orleans
Consequences for New Orleans• Speed: 200 km/h• Water level 7.6 m• City is below sea level• Mississippi• Lake Pontchartain• People were safed in the Superdome (evacuated
after 2 days)• Raiders stole everything• Police and military were recruited to protect the
city• Martial law (everybody who steal something
would be killed)
End – Thank you!