Katrina 5 Years Later   Tags: disaster, flood, hurricane, katrina, new_orleans  

Many news organizations have reports commemorating the 5th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's devastation of New Orleans.  The links below are a selection of sites which have web pages dedicated to discussing the progress, or lack thereof, in rebuilding the Gulf Coast and restoring the disrupted lives of its residents after Katrina's destruction.

NOAA satellite image

Lives lost - 1,836 - Fifth deadliest in US history

Missing - 135

Property damage estimate - $81 billion - costliest hurricane in US history

Levee breaches - 53 - 80% of the city flooded

Housing units damaged, destroyed or lost - 850,791

Depth of flood water - up to 20 feet

Over 1 million people displaced

Highest winds - 175 mph

Katrina recovery facts from Greater New Orleans Community Data Center

Metropolitan Report: Economic Indicators for the New Orleans Area by University of New Orleans Division of Business and Economic Research

Hurricane Katrina Facts from Through the Eye of the Storm by Cholene Espinosa

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