Gov't+Response+to+Hurricane+Katrina,+GS

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On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the Gulf Coast of the United States. Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, which hit one month later, were two of the most intense hurricanes ever recorded in the nation’s history. The storms had a massive physical impact on the land, affecting 90,000 square miles – an area the size of Great Britain. Over 80 percent of the city of New Orleans flooded.======

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More than 1.5 million people were directly affected and more than 800,000 citizens were forced to live outside of their homes the largest displacement of people.At President Bush’s request, Congress has provided a total of $16.7 billion in Federal funds under the //U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s// (HUD) Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) program to help rebuild damaged housing and other infrastructure. This unprecedented program represents the largest single housing recovery program in U.S. history.====== The economic effects of Hurricane Katrina, which hit Lousiana, Texas and Missisipi in late August 2005, were far-reaching. As of April 2006, the Bush Administration has sought $105 billion for repairs and reconstruction in the region, making it the costliest natural disaster in US history.The storm interrupted oil production, importation, and refining in the Gulf eden, thus having a major effect on fuel prices.Power outages in the wake of Katrina have also caused distribution problems for oil and natural gas. Pipelines which move petroleum products from places like Houston to areas of the east coast have had their flows interrupted because power outages shut down the pumps that kept materials flowing. Many people sufferd with this traggic point in time of history. People lost loved ones lost there homes, and lost there own lives. But Thank goodness that the reconstruction broght back smiles and famous people helpede out with this incident as well.