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20 Years Later, Gulf Coast Natives Remember the Devastation Caused by Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina caused over 1,800 deaths and $125 billion in damage, leading to major disaster response reforms and ongoing recovery efforts in the Gulf Coast.
- On the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina on Aug. 29, 2005, one D.C.-based commemoration group is organizing a second-line march and called for a national moment of silence at 11:20 a.m. Friday.
- Forecasters note Katrina formed on Aug. 23, 2005 and quickly strengthened into a Category 5 with 175 mph peak winds, but an eyewall replacement cycle weakened it to Category 3 before landfall; its surge caused 53 levee breaches, submerging 80% of New Orleans.
- Government assessments found roughly 1.5 million people were uprooted across the region, with a death toll of more than 1,800 and initial damage at $125 billion, now estimated at $201 billion .
- In Katrina's aftermath, sharp criticism of FEMA led to the resignation of then-FEMA director Michael D. Brown, Congress passed the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act , and FEMA later improved responses to Hurricane Irene and Hurricane Sandy .
- The city has lost about 100,000 residents since 2005, and Bryan Norcross recently noted many homes in the Lower Ninth Ward remain abandoned and mold-filled.
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