Hurricane Katrina | Deaths, Damage, & Facts | Britannica
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Hurricane Katrina, tropical cyclone that struck the southeastern United States in August 2005, breaching levees and causing widespread death and damage. Ultimately, the storm caused more than $160 billion in damage, and it reduced the population of New Orleans by 29 percent between the fall of 2005 and 2011.
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Original Title: TIL initial news reporting the morning after Hurricane Katrina hit claimed the city had “dodged a bullet”, as Katrina veered away from a direct hit at the last minute and shrunk from a Category 5 to Category 3.