Wednesday, August 29, 2012

What Happened Today? August 29th

Today's event happened 7 years ago.


On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall near New Orleans, Louisiana as a Category 4 storm. Hurricane Katrina was the worst natural disaster in the history of the United States, killing 1300 people and causing $150 billion in damages.

Click here to see satellite images of the storm and pictures of the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina.

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