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Links to websites related to the Hurricane Katrina which hit the U.S. on August 29th, 2005.
Hurricane Katrina was the most destructive tropical cyclone to hit the United States in historic times. It caused extensive damage to the coastal regions of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama on August 29, 2005. By late morning of August 29 [2], the storm caused several sections of the levee system in New Orleans, Louisiana
to collapse. Subsequent flooding over most of the city, a greater part
of which lies below sea level, resulted in widespread damage and many
deaths. Later estimates placed the death toll in the thousands, and the
damage was expected to surpass Hurricane Andrew
as the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history. Over a million
people were displaced — a humanitarian crisis on a scale unseen in the
U.S. since the Great Depression.
More about the Hurricane from The Free Encyclopedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina
These websites give the news about this event and
how you can possibly help the victims:
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American Red Cross Responds to Hurricane Katrina
September 9, 2005 - The American Red Cross is responding to an unprecedented natural catastrophe and devoting every resource to this humanitarian relief effort. The American people can be confident the Red Cross will spare no effort to meet the needs of hundreds of thousands of Hurricane Katrina survivors. FACTS AT A GLANCE PAGE -- http://www.redcross.org/news/ds/hurricanes/katrina_facts.html
Use this Link for Donations - http://www.redcross.org/donate/donate.html
Use this Link to FIND RELATIVES displaced by the storm - http://www.familylinks.icrc.org/katrina
- The Humane Society of the United States needs your Donations too - https://secure.hsus.org/01/disaster_relief_fund_2005?
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Available Housing - http://www.hurricanehousing.org
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Petfinders forum/info for owners missing animals - http://www.petfinder.com/disaster/
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Best Friends and other rescue groups are helping the animal victims of the storm - .http://www.bestfriends.org
- Hurricane Katrina - NEWS of the Week - more links and phone numbers - http://www.katrina.com/
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Forum/Info for people offering foster homes for horses - http://www.usef.org/relief/index.php
- CNN News Story August 29th - http://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/29/hurricane.katrina/
from Time Magazine - Gulf Map
