US EditionMan Who Saved Dozens of People by Taking a School Bus During Hurricane Katrina Talks to WDSU
Master Chief Heath Jones recalls leading Coast Guard efforts that saved over 30,000 lives during Hurricane Katrina, highlighting the storm's lasting impact on Gulf Coast communities.
- Heath Jones recalled his team was mobilized overnight and sent to New Orleans the next day, saying, `Because I was from New Orleans and knew the area and had been stationed there in the past, they sent me to lead that team.`
- When Katrina made landfall on Aug. 29, 2005, forecasters warned of 18 to 22 foot storm surge, with surges reaching nearly 28 feet, and levee failures devastated New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast, displacing hundreds of thousands and claiming over 1,800 lives.
- Jones was headquartered at USCG Station New Orleans beside flooded homes, aiding the U.S. Coast Guard's rescue of more than 30,000 lives; he said, `To walk right up on the levee on the 17th Street Canal there, and see nothing but rooftops because all of that was underwater, and know that half of the crew there, those were their houses.`
- The Lower Ninth Ward remains unrecovered from Katrina's destruction, while many families in New Orleans East never returned, hindering neighborhood revival.
- Katrina remains notable for its $201.3 billion cost, spurring federal investments in NOAA and federal forecasting programs and expanding faith-based organizations and volunteers nationwide.
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Hurricane Katrina victims and rescuers reflect on storm 20 years later
Hurricane Katrina victims and rescuers reflect on storm 20 years later BRANDON, Miss. (WLBT) – Lives and conditions have changed during the two decades since Hurricane Katrina made landfall, but the passage of time does not erase the memory of its devastation. While there is rebirth for some, one rescuer will never forget his experience with the storm. “Somebody’s chair was in our tree,” John Dolan said, pointing to a picture of his Chalmette, L…
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TelegraphHerald.comHurricane Katrina rearranged Gulf Coast life in big ways. 20 years later, here’s how
BILOXI, Miss. — Meteorologist Richard Knabb was working his first season as a forecaster at the National Hurricane Center when Hurricane Katrina hit Category 5 status in the Gulf of Mexico.
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