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Many towns and cities left in ruins after Hurricane Katrina struck the southern coast of America.
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Many towns and cities left in ruins after Hurricane Katrina struck the southern coast of America. By: Dayana Calambas Days after the natural catastrophe hit the city of New Orleans the people are still trying to come to terms with the devastation. Hurricane Katrina began as a very low pressure weather system, which strengthened to become a tropical storm and eventually a hurricane as it moved west and neared the Florida coast on the evening of August 25th 2005. After crossing southern Florida, where it left about 100,000 homes destroyed, hurricane Katrina strengthened further before veering inland towards Louisiana, eventually making landfall at Grand Isle. At this point, Katrina's sustained wind speed was approximately 200 km per hour. On August 29th at 10am local time the storm passed directly through New Orleans, destroying many buildings and causing extensive damage to others. This caused thousands of people to be left homeless. The force...
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