1. In New Orleans, 2. 1 million people 3. 80% of New 4. Productive farm 5. President Bush was Louisiana, rescue were evacuated from Orleans was land was ruined by criticised for missions were called New Orleans. submerged under 6ft salt water. responding too slowly off because of looting 100,000 refused to of water. to the disaster. and lawlessness. go. 6. A of 1,836 7. The forestry 8. In Gulfport, 9. The total damage 10. 10,000 national people died, with 705 industry in Mississippi Mississippi, 100,000 of the hurricane was guard troops were officially missing. was devastated: 1.3 people were left $105 billion sent to Louisiana and million acres of trees homeless. (105,000,000,000) Mississippi to help were lost, at a cost communities and of $5 Billion. maintain law and order. 11. The surge 12. The area relies 13. Flooding damaged 14. The UK offered 15. The hurricane caused significant on tourists. Hotels petrochemical plants, 350,000 army meals, brought nearly 30cm coastal erosion in and facilities were releasing but these were of rain in a few days. Mississippi destroyed. chemicals into the rejected due to laws environment. on mad cow disease. 16. The habitats of 17. Flood waters 18. New Orleans is 19. Aid was offered 20.There was a risk pelicans and turtles containing toxic below sea level, and from around the of water diseases were destroyed. chemicals and raw lies between the river world. across the area, as sewage were pumped and a lake. dead bodies could not into the nearby lake, be buried. causing damage to wildlife.
1. In New Orleans, Louisiana, rescue missions were called off because of looting and lawlessness. 2. 1 million people were evacuated from New Orleans. 100,000 refused to go. 3. 80% of New Orleans was submerged under 6ft of water. 4. Productive farm land was ruined by salt water. 5. President Bush was criticised for responding too slowly to the disaster. 6. A of 1,836 people died, with 705 officially missing. 7. The forestry industry in Mississippi was devastated: 1.3 million acres of trees were lost, at a cost of $5 Billion. 8. In Gulfport, Mississippi, 100,000 people were left homeless. 9. The total damage of the hurricane was $105 billion (105,000,000,000) 10. 10,000 national guard troops were sent to Louisiana and Mississippi to help communities and maintain law and order. 11. The surge caused significant coastal erosion in Mississippi 12. The area relies on tourists. Hotels and facilities were destroyed. 13. Flooding damaged petrochemical plants, releasing chemicals into the environment. 14. The UK offered 350,000 army meals, but these were rejected due to laws on mad cow disease. 15. The hurricane brought nearly 30cm of rain in a few days. 16. The habitats of pelicans and turtles were destroyed. 17. Flood waters containing toxic chemicals and raw sewage were pumped into the nearby lake, causing damage to wildlife. 18. New Orleans is below sea level, and lies between the river and a lake. 19. Aid was offered from around the world. 20.There was a risk of water diseases across the area, as dead bodies could not be buried.
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