On 29 August 2005, New Orleans was lashed by one of the biggest hurricanes the South had ever seen. It started as a tropical depression over the Bahamas but by the time it struck Louisiana, winds of more than 100 miles per hour (161km/h) pummeled the city, causing damage to property and catastrophic flooding. It led to at least 1,833 deaths and displaced more than 400,000 residents.
2000s: Hurricane Katrina, USA On 29 August 2005, New Orleans was lashed by one of the biggest hurricanes the South had ever seen. It started as a tropical depression over the Bahamas but by the time it struck Louisiana, winds of more than 100 miles per hour (161km/h) pummeled the city, causing damage to property and catastrophic flooding. It led to at least 1,833 deaths and displaced more than 400,000 residents.
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