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=Natural Disasters= In 2005 Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans. Prior to the storm hitting an evacuation of the entire city was ordered by the mayor. However, many people decided to stay in New Orleans. Those who stayed sought refuge in the Super Dome, the football arena that New Orleans Saints play in. Even though it protected the people from the storm, the loss of electricity, working plumbing, and lack of fresh air led to very unhealthy conditions. After the storm had passed the people came out of the Super Dome thinking that the National Guard or some other government agency would arrive with food, fresh water, and medical supplies. However, the people of New Orleans were left without help for 5 days. After the storm had passed the levees broke and the city had to then deal with flooding through much of the city. Many people had to be lifted off of their roofs by the Coast Guard to avoid drowning. A total of 1,836 people lost their lives to Hurricane Katrina, not all of them were from New Orleans though.

In 2004 an earthquake in the Indian Ocean caused a tsunami that devastated many countries in the Indian Ocean. An estimated 230,000 people died and over a million were displaced. Tornadoes and earthquakes also took their tole on nations across the globe destroying cities and causing hundreds of thousands of deaths. In the past decade earthquakes have been responsible to nearly 60% of people killed in natural disasters.

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