Question

What happened as a result of Hurricane Katrina?
Check all of the boxes that apply.

Approximately 80 percent of the city was flooded.

Citizens quickly received help and support.

Thousands were stranded and needed rescues.

The city faced a public health emergency.

Answer 1

- Approximately 80 percent of the city was flooded. ✓
(Levee failures flooded roughly 80% of New Orleans.)

- Citizens quickly received help and support. ✗
(Relief was widely criticized as slow and insufficient.)

- Thousands were stranded and needed rescues. ✓
(Many people were trapped on rooftops, in the Superdome, and elsewhere and had to be rescued.)

- The city faced a public health emergency. ✓
(Contaminated water, sewage, disease risk, and other hazards created a public health crisis.)