Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, Qatar Hurricane Katrina Khalid A. AL-Jufairi

Hurricane Katrina Serious drawbacks Healthcare Law Enforcement Engineering and IT infrastructure And many others

Formed over the southern Bahamas 3 days: category 3, nine deaths and killing power for more than 1.2 million people August 28, Category 5 Hurricane Katrina

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