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=__ Hurricane Katrina __=

On August 29, 2009 Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, Louisiana. It was one of the most deadliest and destructive hurricanes in the history of the united states.At least 1,836 people lost their lives in the actual hurricane and in the subsequent floods. The storm weakened before making its second landfall as a category 3 storm on the morning of Monday, August 29 in southeast Louisiana. It caused severe destruction along the Gulf coast from central Florida to Texas, much of it due to the storm surge. Eventually 80% of the city and large tracts of neighboring parishes became flooded, and the flood waters lingered for weeks.