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Labeled by the National
Hurricane Center as the third most intense hurricane since
Hurricane Labor Day in 1935 and Hurricane Camille in 1969,
Hurricane Katrina has damaged 90,000 square miles of land
and committed hundreds of direct deaths, and left tens of
thousands of victims stranded with no home and no place
to go.
As more people in New
Orleans continue to live without food or shelter, they are
wondering when their precious government is going to save
them. President Bush has spoken, in annoying, sudden live
broadcasts, about his sympathy and word of rescue to the
people who have no contact to the media or the outside world.
National Guard troops
were sent to evacuate the Louisianan's out of Katrina's
destruction to the New Orleans Convention Center while donating
food and water and churning the excess flood water. While
some cried in thanks to Jesus, some were outraged that the
troops weren't sent days ago to salvage the casualties and
possibly save lives that could have been rescued.
The police superintendent,
Eddie Compass, arrived to announce that more supply was
arriving soon. As the hungry and thirsty waited, inside
the Convention Center lay thousands of victims in dreadful
heat and no place to rest, but on the seats and floors,
meanwhile breathing a deficient supply of fresh air though
their mouths to keep from smelling the putrid bodily stench
that spread throughout the arena.
Who is to blame? Why
did it take days for the National Guard troops to help the
storm victims? The organization responsible for helping
others during hurricanes, the Army Corps of Engineers, was
designed to protect from a Category Three hurricane and
is doing the best they can to protect from Katrina, which
is considered a Category Five hurricane, at the moment.
In addition, the budget of the Army Corps of Engineers was
cut back by 7% by Bush (This man can't do sh*t right!!).
Katrina initiated in
Florida on August 24; the National Hurricane Center expected
it to go further south or southwest. Contrary to their beliefs,
Katrina reinforced to Category Two roared towards the Gulf
of Mexico in two days. The next day, August 29, Katrina
reinforced to Category Three, on the same day that Bush
warned all of Louisiana about the hurricane and its chance
of intrusion. As another day came and went, Katrina reinforced
to Category Four and was announced to reinforce to Category
Five that same day. On the 29th, a storm surge reached the
coastlines of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana
at nine meters, the longest height ever.
Out of the four states,
Louisiana was considered to be the most at risk since its
land was mostly and already below sea level. With New Orleans
affiliated as the city with the most civilians that are
poverty-stricken and lacking transportation, people were
unable to leave the area due to their lack of resources
to help them depart.
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