On this day in history, August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina slams Gulf Coast, causing massive damage
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Hurricane Katrina, on this day in history, Aug. 20, 2005, made landfall near New Orleans, Louisiana. The natural disaster caused major destruction and disruption.
Sustained winds were around 145 mph in southeast Louisiana. About 80% of the city's population evacuated, while 10,000 people headed to the Superdome for shelter. Helicopters were used to rescue many people from rooftops in the flooded Ninth Ward. Shortages of food and potable water quickly became an issue. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers pumped the last of the floodwaters out of the city on Oct. 11, 2005, some 43 days after Katrina made landfall. Erica Lamberg is a contributing reporter for Fox News Digital.
Katrina continued northward, affecting areas near New Orleans to areas near Mobile, Alabama.
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