One Year After Hurricane Katrina
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August 29, 2006
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)I was just reading a special report conducted by the Red Cross to commemorate the one year "anniversary" (for lack of a better term, as anniversary usually has positive connotations) of Hurricane Katrina. Everywhere in the news today you will find then and now pictures, and it's amazing how much the City of New Orleans and other areas devastated by this act of nature have recovered in just one short year. Homes have been rebuilt, lives have been resumed, and commerce has bounced back admirably. And so much of that is thanks to all of us who donated our time, money and resources.
Here's an excerpt from the Red Cross Special report:
"In 2005, the United States experienced an unprecedented emergency, which resulted from its worst hurricane season ever. The three hurricanes brought suffering to people in an area larger than North and South Carolina combined. Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma damaged communities, trapped 40,000 people and wrenched millions from their homes. By some measures, the 2005 hurricanes created basic human needs that were 10 to 20 times greater than any domestic disaster in the past 125 years."
That last sentence is especially riveting. I am so happy to read the recent InsWeb blog post that this year's hurricane season should be less severe. Hopefully we will not have to witness the pain and devastation experienced by so many people during last year's hurricane season.
Full Red Cross report: http://www.redcross.org/images/pdfs/Katrina_OneYearReport.pdf Red Cross Homepage: http://www.redcross.org
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