Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan | 20 Years Later, the Lessons of Hurricane Katrina Go Unheeded

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan | 20 years later, the lessons of Hurricane Katrina go unheeded

It’s been 20 years since Hurricane Katrina made landfall on Aug. 29, 2005, breaching New Orleans’ protective levees, unleashing unprecedented destruction. It was one of the deadliest natural disasters in U.S. history, killing over 1,800 people, mostly poor residents of New Orleans’ historic Black neighborhoods. Katrina was also the nation’s costliest natural disaster, causing over $160 billion in damage. Katrina’s deadly waters long ago receded,…

20 years after Hurricane Katrina, where do the Trump Administration's plans for FEMA stand?

WASHINGTON – Most people who lived in south Louisiana 20 years ago can’t help but recall what they were doing, what they saw, and what they experienced when Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans.

Reflection: 20 years after Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina, one of the most powerful and costliest tropical storms to hit the US, formed in the Atlantic on August 23, 2005, and had moved across Florida and the Gulf of Mexico, up to New Orleans, by August 29. The city suffered massive flooding and extensive damage primarily due to the failure of the…