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Many roads and buildings were damaged by Hurricane Katrina. In a June 2006 report on the disaster, [37] the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers admitted that faulty design specifications, incomplete sections, and substandard construction of levee segments, contributed to the damage done to New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina. [38]
The worst property damage from Katrina occurred in coastal Mississippi, where all towns flooded over 90% in hours, and waves destroyed many historic buildings, with others gutted to the 3rd story. Afterward, 238 people died in Mississippi, and all counties in Mississippi were declared disaster areas, 49 for full federal assistance.
CSTARS played a vital role in the damage assessment and relief efforts of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. [8] The first remote sensing images illustrating the extent of the flooding in New Orleans were collected at CSTARS. [9]
The affordability of housing in the New Orleans area is worse than ever, due to the enduring damage of Hurricane Katrina. Thanks to the high costs 5 Years After Katrina, New Orleans Housing Still ...
On August 29, 2005 Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast -- leaving its mark as one of the strongest storms to ever impact the U.S. coast. Devastation ranged from Louisiana to Alabama to ...
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) -- For 10 years, old houses have been raised to new heights by homeowners who don't want to risk another Hurricane Katrina flood. In fact, FEMA requires homeowners who raise ...
In New Orleans alone, 134,000 housing units—70% of all occupied units—suffered damage from Hurricane Katrina and the subsequent flooding. [1] When Katrina's storm surge arrived, the hurricane protection system, authorized by Congress forty years earlier, was between 60–90% complete. [2]
Waggonner & Ball estimates that fully implementing the UWP would cost $6.2 billion with long-term projected benefits of $22 billion, [37] whereas maintaining the pre-Katrina infrastructure model would cost New Orleans more than $10 billion over the next few decades. [36]