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Hurricane Katrina Andrea Gonzalez

5 DEADLIEST

Most intense 1969 Hurricane Camille 1935 Labor Day Hurricane

Deadliest since1928 Okeechobee Hurricane 1 245 people died Sunsequent floods Deadliest since1928 Okeechobee Hurricane

Damage estimated at $ 108 billion

Severe destruction Gulf Coast

Property Damage Beachfront towns (90 %) Coastal areas

Boats and casino barges rammed buildings, pushing car and houses inland 6-12 miles from the beach

Breachess in New Orleans’ Hurricane surge protection

U.S Army Corps of Engineering Modelling exercise consucted by: (2/3) U.S Army Corps of Engineering Deaths due to levee and floodwall failure

Use of shorter steel sheet pilings in and efford to save money

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