The Story of Hurricane Katrina: The Mistakes That Led to Disaster

Hurricane Katrina, which struck New Orleans 20 years ago, on August 29, 2005, remains one of the most devastating natural disasters in US history. With winds of up to 200 km/h and waves 8 meters high, it flooded 80% of the city, causing over 1,800 deaths and displacing one million people. The economic damage exceeded $125 billion. In this video, we reconstruct the history of the disaster that devastated New Orleans, how the hurricane formed, why the Gulf of Mexico amplified its power, and how structural and management errors transformed it into a tragedy. 00:00 Hurricane Katrina, the most destructive in US history 01:00 How it formed and why it became a Category 5 02:25 The devastating damage in New Orleans: causes and consequences 04:42 Why New Orleans was submerged: what went wrong 05:44 Structural failures and the collapse of defenses 07:05 Damage, victims, and humanitarian consequences 08:56 New Orleans today, 20 years after Katrina #katrina #geopop #hurricane