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Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, flooding 80% of the city. The Bush administration’s slow response to the disaster sparked widespread condemnation. One year on, FT.com looks at efforts to reconstruct New Orleans, to repair the region’s oil industry and Fema’s battered reputation.
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Gulf coast faces long recovery, says Bush
President George W. Bush acknowledged that his government “fell short of its responsibilities” following Hurricane Katrina, as the US Gulf coast marked the first anniversary of the devastating storm.
Katrina evacuees find Georgia grass greener
While Houston and other Texas cities were inundated with poor evacuees delivered by bus from emergency shelters following the storm, Atlanta was the destination of choice for many with the means to leave beforehand.
One year on and Katrina continues to wreak havoc
Most insurers have taken a hard line, refusing to pay for damage associated with the tsunami-like storm surge brought ashore by Katrina.
The Katrina contestant
Ray Nagin was steaming mad. It was three days since Hurricane Katrina struck and New Orleans was still waiting for meaningful help as the city sank beneath rising floodwater. It was time to speak out.
In harm’s way?
As the storms that batter the Gulf states intensify, government policy may have unwittingly exposed more people to the dangers.
Tropical storm swings towards Florida
A state of emergency was declared in Florida as Tropical Storm Ernesto churned through the Caribbean, with forecasters warning that it could become a hurricane before making landfall in the Sunshine State.
Insurers wait for the wind to blow
A year on from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, the insurance industry is still reeling from the most damaging storm season on record.
Casinos bring a change of fortune for Mississippi
12 months after Hurricane Katrina Mississippi gambling revenues have bounced back to three-quarters of their pre-Katrina level and gaming companies are pouring billions of dollars into expansions.
Insurer wins test case over Katrina liability
A federal judge has ruled in favour of Nationwide Mutual, the insurance company, in a landmark legal dispute with victims of Hurricane Katrina.
US coast braced for another battering
US government forecasters warned of another “very active” tropical storm season in the Atlantic Ocean, with an above average 8-10 hurricanes expected to form over the next six months.
