A decade has passed since Hurricane Katrina.
Monday, August 29, 2005: The eye of Hurricane Katrina enters the mouth of the Mississippi River.
Winds clocked at over 100 mph are accompanying heavy rain, which is dropping as much as 2 inches of rain an hour.
Power is out throughout New Orleans. The region’s electricity system suffered catastrophic damage. Authorizes say it may be a month before power is restored.
The city’s 911 emergency system is out of service. The police department and Charity Hospital is on emergency power.
There’s significant flooding throughout the city. People are climbing into their attics to escape the flooding.
The roof of the Superdome, where thousands of New Orleans residents have sought refuge, is damaged and water is pouring into the building.
With water rapidly rising around his bungalow home a man somehow reached the police and said he and his dog planned to move to the second floor and pray.
These are some of the Hurricane Katrina dispatches posted during its first day on The New Orleans Times-Picayune’s website.
We since have learned:
Hurricane Katrina and the levee failures flooded 80 percent of the city and resulted in the deaths of at least 986 Louisiana residents, nearly half of them were over the age of 74.
The massive hurricane caused $135 billion in damages in the region. The costliest natural disaster the United States has ever seen. But the picture that’s burned in our psyche is the lack of planning by local and federal government that failed to protect the city with proper flood controls and to provide aid to displaced residents.
But people and organizations filled that vacuum. The National Guard, the Red Cross, groups from churches, schools, clubs and various volunteers all pitched in and provided help during the aftermath.
Take a look at some of the photos from Mashable of “then and now”…
New homes by new levee
Canal Street before and after
Super Dome becomes a shelter
Super Dome is back to Football!
Let us learn from the resilience of the people from New Orleans, that no matter how bad your situation is, you can pick up and start again! Remember that if you have been discouraged with your business. Don’t give up! Look for those folks that can help you and start anew!
What do you think of when you remember Katrina? Please share your comments with us!
When I thnk of Katrina, I don’t. I think of Hurrican Dolly that hit us some years ago. I was stuck without a home, fighting and struggling with insurance companies, and what not, but Katrina brings memories of my time to rebuild here in the RGV.
I am sure you understand how I felt as well…
Carlos
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Hi Barbara
Living in a country that doesn’t have natural disasters such as Katrina or Hurricane Dolly, like Carlos mentioned, makes it difficult to relate on a personal level. However, the story or encouragement at the end is apt.
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Hello, Barbara
Natural disasters like this somehow brings out the best in people. More than hurricanes, I really felt for the countries and people affected by Tsunamis – especially in Asia, Indonesia, Thailand. They have very limited resources to deal with these incidents and rely on help from more advanced countries.
And they come through. Yes, we can come thru the umpteen challenges of any business, especially just starting out. I just completed the WMN technique suggested by Dean and really flipped! Its described on my blog, to help others overcome overdoing stuff!
To your amazing success,
Sue
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