Hurricane KatrinaBy Patrick Sperl

Introduction• Facts

• Consequence to New Orleans

• Pictures

Facts• „born“ on 23. August 2005 over the Bahamas• Came on 31. August 2005 to South-East of the

USA• Speed: 344 km/h• Killed 1,239 people• 3rd biggest hurricane in the atlantic area• Hardest Hit: New Orleans

Consequences for New Orleans• Speed: 200 km/h• Water level 7.6 m• City is below sea level• Mississippi• Lake Pontchartain• People were safed in the Superdome (evacuated

after 2 days)• Raiders stole everything• Police and military were recruited to protect the

city• Martial law (everybody who steal something

would be killed)

End – Thank you!