I agree Alexandra and your very points are made by Russel Honore in a CNN interview...

i.e....late Administration intervention, helicopter usage poor, whole medical scene inept...
Honore was given sole control by Bush and pulled out all the stops on Katrina....thiseffort he referred to as "putting lipstick on a pig" ....can get the citation for you!

https://www.mediaite.com/tv/retired-general-gets-fired-up-over-puerto-rico-response-curses-live-on-cnn-thats-bullsht/