What do you have to say about Hurricane Katrina?

Question

Just tell me anything.

Is anyone here in LA scared this year.I know I'm terrified it's gonna happen again.
I keep having nightmares.

I'm not from New Orleans.But I am from
a city very close to New Orleans.What I
saw was enough to make me shake and
ball my eyes out.I knew that one day it was
bound to happen.But I had no idea it was
gonna be so bad and I hated to see my
own father scared.He is never scared of
anything.He is the calmest person I know.
But that day was like waiting for the end of
the world to me.

Answer 1

New Orleans was (and soon will be again) an accident waiting to happen. Anytime you build below sea level is an invitation for disaster.

When New Orleans was founded, engineers said it was a stupid place for a city, and they were right. 200 years later and none the wiser, we Americans are paying to rebuild a city (again) that is a time bomb for anyone who lives there.

Answer 2

I feel sorry for the people who were affected by katrina.That was a terrible tragedy to have to go through.What really sucks is the fact that even though America bends over backwards to help other countries when they have a huge disaster, we are left to fend for ourselves.Something else I don't understand is why is it everyone seems to be blaming FEMA or the Whitehouse for the storm?I don't care who is president, there is NO WAY to prepare for such a violent natural disaster.I suppose that if the "big quake" that has been predicted to hit southern California hits tomorrow, that will be Washington's fault, too?Yes, the way that the recovery of New Orleans has been handled, isn't what it should be, but how many of you people who sit there in your own cozy little homes and gripe about the way things are, actually did something to help yourselves?Face it people, no matter how smart or advanced the human race becomes, we will still be no match for mother nature.She will still be here, long after we are gone.

Answer 3

People want to blame Bush for Katrina esp. the ones living in New Orleans. They need to look at the one they just reelected to office there. Nagin wants to keep that place as a third world country. And if the people there do not wake up and become educated it will remain that way. Remember the school buses that sat there and flooded? If these peopl really wanted to get out of there before the storm hit I think someone would have been able to drive those busses. You people live in a place that is below sea level by your own choosing so why should everyone else have to pay for your mistakes. It's just like living in California it is known for earthquakes, forest fires... But do you see people leaving? No they stay because they enjoy being ignorant.

Answer 4

It is a disgrace that the city of New Orleans is still in horrible shape. I never thought that the United States would treat its own citizens like "third-worlders."

The original response to the hurricane was tragically slow and mismanaged. OK, so they admit that their response "could have been better." But what is the excuse now? This hurrican didn't happen yesterday...yet they are still recovering bodies from homes and submerged vehicles. And many areas are still covered in sewage and debris. And not all of these areas that are still virtually untouched are in "areas that are under review to see whether it is feasible to rebuild." And what of the schools? After all of this time, the majority are still closed. The management of the hurricane recovery process is one of the worst debacles that I can remember. Vietnam is managed better!

Disgraceful!

Answer 5

People didn't do a thing about helping people and FEMA didn't either.Look what happened to to everything there.All the debris is left there and houses too.They need to start cleaning up over there.Does the mayor think that it will go away by itself?I don't think so! Lets say if it were to happen again-they need to warn the people ahead of time instead of waiting cause peoples lives were lost and some really did not help the elderly people.

Answer 6

Hurricane Katrina was the costliest and one of the deadliest hurricanes in the history of the United States. It was the sixth-strongest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded and the third-strongest landfalling U.S. hurricane ever recorded. Katrina occurred late in August during the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, and devastated much of the Gulf Coast of the United States. Most notable in national media coverage were unique catastrophic effects on the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. Katrina's sheer size devastated the Gulf Coast over 100 miles (160 km) away from its center.

Katrina was the eleventh named storm, fifth hurricane, third major hurricane, and second Category 5 hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic season. It formed over the Bahamas on August 23, 2005, and crossed southern Florida as a moderate Category 1 hurricane before strengthening rapidly in the Gulf of Mexico and becoming one of the strongest hurricanes ever recorded in the Gulf. The storm weakened considerably before making its second landfall as a Category 3 storm on the morning of August 29 in southeast Louisiana.

The storm surge caused major or catastrophic damage along the coastlines of Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana, including the cities of Mobile (Alabama), Biloxi and Gulfport (Mississippi), and Slidell (Louisiana). Levees separating Lake Pontchartrain from New Orleans were breached by the surge, ultimately flooding roughly 80% of the city and many areas of neighboring parishes. Severe wind damage was reported well inland. Katrina is estimated to be responsible for $75 billion (2005 US dollars) in damages, making it the costliest hurricane in U.S. history. The storm killed at least 1,836 people, making it the deadliest U.S. hurricane since the 1928 Okeechobee Hurricane.
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Answer 7

It took a world wide disater to put Americas dirty little secret out there . We were sending truck loads of food to Louissianna every day for years. The place looked like a third world country.Especially the Delta.
After Katrina, the people of that state finally got to be on world focus for their plight.Not that it did them much good in the "WHITE HOUSE", or "WASHING-(my hands of this)TOWN.

Answer 8

I think its a disgrace that there are people still without homes and I cant believe they would want to build back in the same spot, I think it should be made higher than sea level. I wouldnt want to waste my time and take anymore chances by building back in the same place, its like someone is trying to warn them, dont wait and ask for more, it could get worse !

Answer 9

All you have to do is have faith in God that everything is alright. It could happen to anybody anywhere. You just have to be prepared. With the goverment being as sorry as they are, we will have to do things for ourselves. I have family that left about 4 days before the storm came. They were moving anyway but she sent us some pictures of the damage. It was horrible but you just have to take it one day at a time.

Answer 10

I can tell that most of these people don't even live here.

If the thought of another hurricane frightens you, move away. Just that simple. I am in New Orleans, I stayed for Katrina; after that, nothing scares me.