On August 29, 2005 the behemoth category 5 Katrina pounded the grand city of New Orleans, Louisiana. Growing from just a category 1 storm after passing of Florida in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico, it nearly blocked out the view of the Gulf from satellite imagery. New Orleans, simply did not stand a chance. In total over 1,836 people were killed in Louisiana and Mississippi. 80% of New Orleans was under water, some parts under 20ft. In the aftermath, the government was faced with an over $100 billion reconstruction project and hundred of thousands were left homeless. Now that Hurricane Issac has just passed over New Orleans, the people have many questions. Why did the government re-constuct the leeve system around the main city, where the historic and economic center is, but neglect to fortify the outskirts where the majority of the population resides? To them it seems like a job only halfway finished as they now evacuate their flooded houses 7 years after seeing them utterly destroyed. Hopefully, Issac will teach the officials their final lesson in storm protection for a metro population over a million in a city that sits under sea level.
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