This article covers the Hurricane Katrina effects by region, within the United States and Canada. The effects of Hurricane Katrina, in August 2005, were catastrophic and widespread. It was one of the deadliest natural disasters in U.S. history, leaving 1836 people dead, and a further 705 missing. The storm was large and had an effect on several different areas of North America.
Alabama | 2 |
Florida | 14 |
Georgia | 2 |
Kentucky | 1 |
Louisiana | 1,577* |
Mississippi | 238 |
Ohio | 2 |
Total | 1,836 |
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Missing | 705 |
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