When Huricane Katrina swept through the Gulf Coast is spring of 2005, it was one of the worst natural disaster’s ever to hit the United States. Many people lost their lives, and even more people lost their homes to this horrible force of nature.
The aftermath of Huricane Katrina is not an image any of us are likely to forget in the near future. There was debris and carnage everywhere the eye could see. For the first few days, id did not look like any relief was in sight. Many people were stranded without any food or water. Some people left there pets to fend for themselves. It was just one disaster after another.
Huricane Katrina hit New Orleans, Louisiana the worst. This community was completely destroyed from the effects of this natural disaster. People that lived through this nightmare were stranded and had no way to contact anyone for the help they needed. Images of people standing on their roofs while the water crept closer to them will remain in our minds for years to come.
The national disaster Huricane Katrina affected more than just those it happened to, it affected the entire nation. There were page after page of pictures the media showed the public of all the refuse and chaos left behind in the aftermath of this horrific event.
Any donation to the survivors of Huricane Katrina was greatly appreciated. The survivors had no where to go, and had no money even if they had a place to go. This made the news headlines for months after this horrible event. There was no end to the assistance the people of the Gulf Coast needed in the aftermath of Huricane Katrina.
People and animals alike were left without a home, food, or water after Huricane Katrina swept through the Gulf Coast in spring of 2005. Millions of people around the world gave much needed donations to the survivors to help them get back on their feet again. Some of these donations went towards food and temporary housing, and some went towards the rebuilding effort. All of these donations were appreciated greatly by those in need.
Huricane Katrina left behind so much refuse in her wake, that the beginning stages of cleaning up after her were quite complicated. No one knew where to go with all the waste she had strewn across the Gulf Coast. It was a gigantic task. Millions of volunteers across the nation took action to help those in need rebuild their homes and their lives. Many actors even helped out in the effort and made donations to help these people out.
Huricane Katrina destroyed all that was in her path in Spring of 2005. She destroyed homes and stores, but she did not destroy people’s spirits. That is what we are learning as the nation tries to help communities rebuild in the aftermath of this tragedy.