There is still people missing and towns totally gone 13 years after Hurricane Katrina...

Hurricane Katrina was an extremely destructive and deadly Category 5 hurricane.

It struck the Gulf Coast of the United States in August 2005.

It caused catastrophic damage from central Florida to eastern Texas. 

Flooding, that was largely as a result engineering flaws in the flood protection system around the city of New Orleans, caused most of the loss of lives. 

1,833 people were killed.

There is still over 100 people missing.

The storm was the third major hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season.

It was the third most intense tropical cyclone on record to make landfall in the United States, behind only the 1935 Labor Day hurricane and Hurricane Camille in 1969.

6:10 a.m., Monday, August 29, 2005

Hurricane Katrina made its second landfall as a  Category 3 hurricane between Grand Isle, Louisiana, and the mouth of the Mississippi River.

It has sustained winds of more than 125 mph.

Katrina continued north into St. Bernard Parish, crossed Lake Borgne, and made its final landfall near the mouth of the Pearl River on the Louisiana/Mississippi border.

8:00 a.m., in New Orleans, water begins rising on both sides of the Industrial Canal.

9:00 a.m., there was now 6–8 feet of water in the Lower Ninth Ward.

10:00 AM, Katrina makes its third landfall near Pearlington, Mississippi and Slidell, Louisiana,with sustained winds of 120 mph.

11:00 AM, there was 10 feet of water in St. Bernard Parish and much more in other places.

Many rooftops could not be seen because they were submerged in water. 

2:00 PM, New Orleans officials confirmed a breach of the 17th Street Canal levee as well as two other canals.

3:00 PM, New Orleans Homeland Security Director Terry Ebbertt stated 

"Everybody who had a way or wanted to get out of the way of this storm was able to. 

For some that didn't, it was their last night on this earth."

Police were fanning out across the city to assess damage, rescue people, and get a good look at the situation before nightfall. 

The hardest-hit areas of the city were the Lower Ninth Ward, New Orleans East, Gentilly, Lakeview, St. Bernard parish, and Plaquemines parish.

Governor Blanco ordered 68 school buses into New Orleans from surrounding parishes to begin evacuating any survivors.

6908 Army National Guard and 933 Air National Guard were deployed. 

Governor Blanco and the National Guard stated that they could "handle it". 

FEMA Director Michael Brown also urged local fire and rescue departments outside Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi not to send trucks or emergency workers into disaster areas without an explicit request for help from state or local governments. 

Brown sought the approval five hours after landfall to dispatch 1,000 Homeland Security workers into the region. 

He described Katrina as a, "near catastrophic event."

Tuesday, August 30, 2005

12:00 PM,Governorla Blanco ordered that all of New Orleans, including, be evacuated due to the flooding of the city. 

She commandeered hundreds of buses from across Louisiana.

Those buses eventually evacuated more than 15,000 people that were stranded in the city to the Superdome by Thursday, September 1.

There were many instances of looting, including looting by police officers.

Governor Blanco also said that she will request President Bush send federal troops to help restore law and order in New Orleans. 9,668 Army National Guard and 956 Air National Guard were deployed. 

USCG helicopters rescue 350 people off roof tops

Wednesday, August 31, 2005

Hurricane Katrina is downgraded to a tropical depression.
At 10:00 PM At the time, 85% of New Orleans was underwater.
The USS Bataan was positioned off the coast of Gulfport, Mississippi to support the relief efforts.

 The United States Navy moved additional ships and helicopters into the region at the request of FEMA.

President Bush flies low over the Gulf Coast so that he can view the devastation in Air Force One. 
Mayor Nagin ordered almost the entire New Orleans' police force to abandon search and rescue missions and turn their attention toward controlling the widespread looting and a curfew is placed in effect.
State workers began work at closing the 17th Street Canal breach, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers adds additional resources to the task.
USCG helicopters rescued 1,259 more people off house roof tops to total of 1,609.

Thursday, September 1, 2005

President Bush appeared on Good Morning America, and said 

"I fully understand people wanting things to have happened yesterday.

I understand the anxiety of people on the ground. … 

So there is frustration.

But I want people to know there's a lot of help coming." 

A 50-member Canadian search-and-rescue team from Vancouver, British Columbia reached a flooded New Orleans suburb to help save trapped residents.
National Guardsmen accompanied by 475 buses and supply trucks begin to arrive at the Superdome.
A day after the National Guard began delivering food, water and ice in New Orleans, the National President of the American Red Cross, Marsha Evans, requested to set up a shelter in New Orleans to pass out food and water. 

Due to the ongoing military rescue operations in the city at the time, the Red Cross was asked to wait for 24 hours. 

Meanwhile, conditions at the Superdome, as well as the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, continued worsen. Food and potable water were unavailable.

Few buses were arriving to evacuate the survivors. 

About 5,000 refugees made it by bus to Reliant Astrodome.

There were only about 2,000 cots available.

Secretary Chertoff announced that 4,200 National Guard troops trained as military police would be deployed to New Orleans over the next three days. 

Governor Blanco requested the mobilization of an additional 40,000 National Guard troops. 14,284 Army National Guard and 972 Air National Guard were currently deployed.
California swift water rescue crew units deployed to the area rescued hundreds in New Orleans and Jefferson Parish. 

FEMA later halted the swift water rescue crews from conducting further rescues, citing safety concerns.
Sealing of the 17th Street Canal from Lake Pontchartrain with sheet pilings begins, while closing the breach continues.
Gretna seals the Crescent City Connection bridge across the Mississippi River, turning back fleeing flood victims at gunpoint. Evacuees blamed the incident on racism, but the chief of police stated that the city was in lockdown and was not equipped to handle evacuees from New Orleans.
USCG helicopters rescue 2,859 people off roof tops for a total of 4,468

Friday, September 2, 2005

USCG operated 48 helicopters in the greater New Orleans area Medevacing all sick and injured people from the Superdome, rescues 6,500+ people from roof tops, and 2,500+ people by boat.

Saturday, September 3, 2005

Coast Guard air operations have saved 1,245 lives and conducted 385 sorties in the past 24 hours.

Sunday, September 4, 2005

The evacuation of the Superdome has been completed.  

USCG helicopters rescue 1,037 people from roof tops. 

USCG air & surface units assist with the evacuation of 9,400+ patients and staff from hospitals in the greater New Orleans area.

Monday, September 5, 2005

The 17th Street Canal levee breach was closed with truckloads of rock and sandbags. 

The canal reopened so that it could be used to pump water out of the city. 
USCG Air Operations conducted 650 sorties rescuing 6,900 people. USCG Surface Operations conducted 31 sorties rescuing 10,950 people.

There are places and whole towns still dilapidated or abandoned.