aug 23, 2005 - Hurricane Katrina

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Hurricane Katrina strikes the Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama coastal areas. Levees separating Lake Pontchartrain from New Orleans, Louisiana were breached by the surge, ultimately flooding roughly 80% of the city of New Orleans and 1600 perished hurricane katrina.it's significant because it was one of the biggest ever hurricanes

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