2007-11-04 08:55:41 · 12 answers · asked by poo 2 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ New Orleans
On August 29, 2005 Hurricane Katrina hit the coast of Louisiana and Mississippi. The hurricane pushed a tidal surge, topping a measured 30 feet in some areas. Orleans Parish, consisting of the Lakeview area and the lower 9th Ward areas, and all of St. Bernard Parish were hit the hardest. Almost the entire city was engulfed in water, leaving the majority of it crippled. Just about every home, if not every home in the St. Bernard area was destroyed. 2 years later, the city has not recovered, Lakeview and Chalmette are coming back slowly, and the lower 9th ward is almost non-existent.
The following link is great. I contains several other links to photographs of the storm, the devestation and recovery efforts. They will amaze you, if you have not seen this before.
http://www.katrinadestruction.com
This is a photograph of the surge itself. It is listed on Snops, and it is genuine. This surge came in over Chalmette, St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana. There are several different versions of where it actually came in, but this is the actual photo of the surge that covered St. Bernard Parish.
http://www.snopes.com/katrina/photos/surge.asp
2007-11-05 01:28:25 · answer #1 · answered by deanie1962 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Like everyone else has said, there was no Tsunami. Maybe you were just speaking figuratively. At any rate,I was hit hard. New Orleans East (where I live), Chalmete (a parish outside of the New Orleans), Slidell (another parish outside of New Orleans...a little further than Chelmatte), the infamous 9th ward, Gentilly (close to New Orleans East) and Lakeview certainly bared the grunt of the storm. Uptown and Downtown New Orleans seemed to be spared for the most part, but not completely.
2007-11-05 12:53:00 · answer #2 · answered by fred g 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
India was the one who was hit by a tsunami, I do believe.
New Orleans was just hit by a category five hurricane.
I can't recall correctly, but I think the tsunami was in '04 and the hurricane was '05, but I'm really not sure :/
I know the hurricane was in late August/early September, and the tsunami was either right before Christmas, or right after.
2007-11-06 02:05:18 · answer #3 · answered by nvr_brkn 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There was a tsumani? Oh, you meant tsunami. Those arent around here, a hurricane hit us.
2007-11-04 19:34:53 · answer #4 · answered by ReturnOfTheFly 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The lower 9th ward ,and chalmette took The worst.a part of the 9th ward is mostly vacant lots.but many parts of the city is trying to get back to normal.most of the lower 9 is in ruins.i use to live down there.
2007-11-04 11:37:36 · answer #5 · answered by j48harris 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
None.
New Orleans was hit by a hurricane a few years ago that nearly wiped the city from the face of the earth.
2007-11-04 09:05:42 · answer #6 · answered by MunsonIII 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
New Orleans, has NEVER been hit with a Tsunami
2007-11-05 02:42:46 · answer #7 · answered by WC 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
umm tsunami, not that I kno of, but back in 2005 there was Hurricane Katrena which was completly deevestating for New Orleans, thats probubly wat ur thinking of. There was a tsunami earlier that year but it was over near thiland and those countries.
2007-11-05 10:04:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
tsumani? are you talking about hurricane katrina?
2007-11-04 09:03:11 · answer #9 · answered by Violin2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wow ..
Ur distance is off by the other side of the world
2007-11-05 13:23:12 · answer #10 · answered by nola_cajun 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋