In all, the Coast Guard made 33,544 rescues by helicopter and boats. In less than two weeks 12,535 flood victims were saved by helicopter. The US Coast Guard rescued 1,259 survivors off rooftops by Wednesday morning August 31, less than two days after landfall, and more than 1,000 the next day.
The United States Navy also announced that four amphibious ships would be sent from Norfolk, Virginia within a few days to assist the relief efforts. Numerous roadways were flooded or damaged and many evacuations conducted by boat and helicopter.Īpproximately 46,000 National Guard were dispatched to the area as part of the disaster relief effort. On September 1, 2005, 800,000 homes were without electricity. Bernard (Chalmette).Īccording to officials nearly one million people were temporarily without electricity in Louisiana for several weeks. Tammany (Slidell), Jefferson (Gretna), Terrebonne (Houma), Plaquemines (Buras), Lafourche (Thibodaux), and St. The primary areas that were affected were southeastern Louisiana, including the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, the parishes of St. The eye of the storm passed 27 miles east of downtown New Orleans at 8:30 AM. Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Louisiana at 6:45 AM local time on August 29, 2005, as a Category 3 hurricane with sustained winds of 127 miles per hour (204 km/h), near Buras-Triumph, Louisiana and a 22-foot storm surge.
Federal disaster areas: all counties in Mississippi and Louisiana, 22 counties in western Alabama, and 11 in Florida.
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