Events Related to the Superdome Evacuation-Hurricane Katrina

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• FEMA officials lacked training, equipment, staff and expertise to respond adequately to handle catastrophic events like Hurricane Katrina
• Plans had been put on hold to evacuate victims because there was a change in command from Phillip Parr to Army Lt. Gen. Russell Honore

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• The Military "takes issues with the term 'mission assignments'"and seek approval by the head of the FEMA named William Carwil who was based in Mississippi
• The result of changing of changing the commanders resulted in plans getting pushed back which meant people has to spend another day in the horrible conditions of the Superdome.

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New Orleans Police Trial/Danziger Bridge

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• 5 ex-cops from New Orleans have been sent to jail for shooting innocent people from the bridge.
• These five officers were widely seen as a catharsis for a city in recovery
• 43% of Americans believe prosecutorial misconduct is widespread in the US.

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WATER CONTAMINATION AND DISEASE-POST-KATRINA

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• Hospitals were scared to use the water because it was so contaminated.
• The water consisted of thyroid, Swine Nile, Sewage, and polluted sediments.

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US Government/FEMA Response to Hurricane Katrina Victims

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• FEMA could never get there on time.
• FEMA was unprepared in many ways,inexperienced, short staffed, and there was many communication errors.

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HURRICANES

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• Hurricanes also called typhoons in China are very devastating.
• Hurricane Katrina was the most deadly hurricane in the United States. It also gave many a false sense of insecurity because they are not able to control what Mother Nature does.
• New Orleans was the weakest spot in the way of the hurricane and they got hit the hardest and the lower 9th didn't seem like it had any chance of coming back from it.

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