18 août 2005 - Hurricane Katrina

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Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, Louisiana, causing the city’s levees to break. Overwhelmed by unprecedented flooding, residents attempted to evacuate the city but many were trapped in their homes or crammed into the shelter set up at the Superdome.

Katrina led to hundreds of deaths and the displacement of hundreds of thousands of people. While President George W. Bush ordered troops for the evacuation effort on September 1, 2005 and increased assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA), Bush’s failure to address Katrina more quickly and comprehensively contributed to widespread criticism of the government’s response to the emergency.

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