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'''Hurricane Katrina''' was one of the most destructive [[tropical cyclones]] ever to hit the [[United States]] causing extensive damage to the coastal regions of [[Louisiana]], [[Mississippi]], and [[Alabama]] on [[August 29]], [[2005]]. By late morning of [[August 29]] [http://www.nola.com/newslogs/breakingtp/index.ssf?/mtlogs/nola_Times-Picayune/archives/2005_09.html], the storm caused several sections of the [[levee]] system in [[New Orleans, Louisiana]] to collapse. Subsequent flooding over most of the city, a large part of which lies below sea level, resulted in widespread damage and many deaths, largely due to inadequate [[hurricane preparedness for New Orleans]].
Later estimates placed the death toll in the thousands, and the damage is expected to surpass [[Hurricane Andrew]] as the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history (estimates run as high as $200 billion). Over a million people were displaced — a humanitarian crisis on a scale unseen in the U.S. since the [[Great Depression]].
[[Federal government of the United States|Federal]] disaster declarations blanketed 90,000 square miles (233,000 km²) of the United States, an area almost as large as the [[United Kingdom]]. The hurricane left an estimated five million people without power, and it may take up to two months for all power to be restored. On [[September 3]], [[Homeland Security]] Secretary [[Michael Chertoff]] described the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina as "probably the worst catastrophe, or set of catastrophes" in the country's history, referring to the hurricane itself plus the flooding of New Orleans.
* [[Katrina Disaster Statistics]]
* [[Katrina Disaster Stories]]
* [[Katrina Disaster Relief]]
==External links and sources==
{{Commons|Category:Hurricane Katrina}}
{{Wikinews|category:New Orleans Disaster}}
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'''Disaster recovery'''
* [https://give.redcross.org/?hurricanemasthead American Red Cross: Official donation site]
<!-- This is the ONLY donation link that should be inserted in the article, if any at all. There are a lot of fraud sites out there right now, see the talk page. -->
* [http://katrinahousing.org KatrinaHousing.org: Offer housing to survivors, find housing if you are a survivor]
* [http://homeport.uscg.mil/mycg/portal/ep/home.do Coast Guard: Submit a report of Missing/Stranded Person]
* [http://neworleans.craigslist.org/about/help/katrina_cl.html Craigslist: Missing Persons, Aid, Volunteers, Temp Housing]
* [http://hurricanehousing.org/ HurricaneHousing.org: Request or Offer Temporary Housing]
* [http://www.gulfcoastnews.com Gulf Coast News: Survivor Connector Database]
* [http://www.hurricanerefugee.com Hurricane Refugee Connect Site: Organized by Last Name]
* [http://www.katrinahelp.info Katrinahelp.info] - Disaster recovery wiki.
'''Government'''
* [http://www.fema.gov/ Federal Emergency Management Agency]
* [http://www.ohsep.louisiana.gov/ Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness]
* [http://www.msema.org/ Mississippi Emergency Management Agency]
* [http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/lookingatearth/hurricane_2005.html NASA Hurricane Resource Page]
* [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/KATRINA.shtml National Hurricane Center advisory archive on Katrina]
* [http://www.photoduck.com/photos.aspx?gid=2687&pxo=0 500 Satellite images]
'''Live streaming local coverage'''
The status of the following news feeds is subject to change.
* [http://www.wwl.com/ WWL 870 AM]
* [http://www.wlbt.com/global/video/WorldNowASX.asp?playerType=native&ClipID1=512296&h1=Mississippi%20Gulf%20Coast%20Damage%20from%20Skycopter%203&vt1=v&at1=News%20-%20Special%20Coverage&d1=1370767&LaunchPageAdTag=Homepage&activePane=info&playerVersion=6 22 minute video] from WLBT 3 (NBC) news helicopter, surveying damage over coastal MS from Gulfport to Biloxi. [[August 30]] [[2005]], approx 4:00 p.m. Central. MMS link to video: mms://a1250.m.akastream.net/7/1250/12206/v001/worldnowwlbt.download.akamai.com/12206/WLBT_20050830112530.wmv
* '''[http://www.wwltv.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=15525 Message board thread] from WWLTV.com's forums detailing webstreaming statuses of various Gulf Coast TV and radio stations - this list includes local scanner coverage of police, [[USCG]], and [[Amateur Radio]] communications in the affected areas.
* [http://wss-vip.adv.xc.advection.net/event/adv/evt20050902/new_orlean/0250?ext=.asf DirectNIC's] live webcam of downtown's Central Business District, looking East from 650 Poydras towards Camp St. [http://www.livejournal.com/users/interdictor/ blog] A map is at krioni.100free.com/interdictor.html
Later estimates placed the death toll in the thousands, and the damage is expected to surpass [[Hurricane Andrew]] as the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history (estimates run as high as $200 billion). Over a million people were displaced — a humanitarian crisis on a scale unseen in the U.S. since the [[Great Depression]].
[[Federal government of the United States|Federal]] disaster declarations blanketed 90,000 square miles (233,000 km²) of the United States, an area almost as large as the [[United Kingdom]]. The hurricane left an estimated five million people without power, and it may take up to two months for all power to be restored. On [[September 3]], [[Homeland Security]] Secretary [[Michael Chertoff]] described the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina as "probably the worst catastrophe, or set of catastrophes" in the country's history, referring to the hurricane itself plus the flooding of New Orleans.
* [[Katrina Disaster Statistics]]
* [[Katrina Disaster Stories]]
* [[Katrina Disaster Relief]]
==External links and sources==
{{Commons|Category:Hurricane Katrina}}
{{Wikinews|category:New Orleans Disaster}}
<!-- ATTENTION NEWCOMERS! If you'd like to contribute, please contribute by adding information to the article or one of the many other hurricane Katrina related articles, rather than adding more external links. See the page WP:NOT on information why Wikipedia isn't the right place to list lots of links. Please do not convert the boldface to subsection headers, or add any subsections to the external links, as it will prevent people from seeing this notice. -->
'''Disaster recovery'''
* [https://give.redcross.org/?hurricanemasthead American Red Cross: Official donation site]
<!-- This is the ONLY donation link that should be inserted in the article, if any at all. There are a lot of fraud sites out there right now, see the talk page. -->
* [http://katrinahousing.org KatrinaHousing.org: Offer housing to survivors, find housing if you are a survivor]
* [http://homeport.uscg.mil/mycg/portal/ep/home.do Coast Guard: Submit a report of Missing/Stranded Person]
* [http://neworleans.craigslist.org/about/help/katrina_cl.html Craigslist: Missing Persons, Aid, Volunteers, Temp Housing]
* [http://hurricanehousing.org/ HurricaneHousing.org: Request or Offer Temporary Housing]
* [http://www.gulfcoastnews.com Gulf Coast News: Survivor Connector Database]
* [http://www.hurricanerefugee.com Hurricane Refugee Connect Site: Organized by Last Name]
* [http://www.katrinahelp.info Katrinahelp.info] - Disaster recovery wiki.
'''Government'''
* [http://www.fema.gov/ Federal Emergency Management Agency]
* [http://www.ohsep.louisiana.gov/ Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness]
* [http://www.msema.org/ Mississippi Emergency Management Agency]
* [http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/lookingatearth/hurricane_2005.html NASA Hurricane Resource Page]
* [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/KATRINA.shtml National Hurricane Center advisory archive on Katrina]
* [http://www.photoduck.com/photos.aspx?gid=2687&pxo=0 500 Satellite images]
'''Live streaming local coverage'''
The status of the following news feeds is subject to change.
* [http://www.wwl.com/ WWL 870 AM]
* [http://www.wlbt.com/global/video/WorldNowASX.asp?playerType=native&ClipID1=512296&h1=Mississippi%20Gulf%20Coast%20Damage%20from%20Skycopter%203&vt1=v&at1=News%20-%20Special%20Coverage&d1=1370767&LaunchPageAdTag=Homepage&activePane=info&playerVersion=6 22 minute video] from WLBT 3 (NBC) news helicopter, surveying damage over coastal MS from Gulfport to Biloxi. [[August 30]] [[2005]], approx 4:00 p.m. Central. MMS link to video: mms://a1250.m.akastream.net/7/1250/12206/v001/worldnowwlbt.download.akamai.com/12206/WLBT_20050830112530.wmv
* '''[http://www.wwltv.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=15525 Message board thread] from WWLTV.com's forums detailing webstreaming statuses of various Gulf Coast TV and radio stations - this list includes local scanner coverage of police, [[USCG]], and [[Amateur Radio]] communications in the affected areas.
* [http://wss-vip.adv.xc.advection.net/event/adv/evt20050902/new_orlean/0250?ext=.asf DirectNIC's] live webcam of downtown's Central Business District, looking East from 650 Poydras towards Camp St. [http://www.livejournal.com/users/interdictor/ blog] A map is at krioni.100free.com/interdictor.html