Hurricane Katrina
By Ivoree
I, Ivoree Marler, am here at New Orleans where Hurricane Katrina hit on August 29, 2005. I am here a few weeks after Hurricane Katrina happened. Before the Hurricane people had to nail wood to their houses so that it would protect most of their houses. It still might damage some of the houses. Did you know that hurricanes last at least a week? That is a long time. Hurricane Katrina also forced the water to pile the boats on top of each other. Hurricane Katrina gained strength in the Gulf of Mexico and made landfall near the Louisiana-Mississippi border. 80% of the city flooded. They had to go on top of their houses and let a rescue boat come and pick them up. After the hurricane, people had to sleep in cots at the football stadium so other people could fix their house of what was damaged. When the water flooded the city it pushed all the cars wherever the water was going. Hurricane Katrina killed 1,833 people and it was a very strong and destructive storm. Many people lost their families. It was going 175 mph. Hurricane season isn’t over so stay safe. If you hear another hurricane is coming stay with your family and drive away as far as you can away from the water.
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