New Orleans, 20 Years After Katrina: What Really Happened

In August 2005, Hurricane Katrina broke the levees protecting New Orleans — and 80% of the city went underwater. Nearly 1,800 people died. Over a million were displaced. Twenty years later, the city still hasn't recovered. This is the full story: the engineering failure that caused the flood, the chaos at the Superdome and Convention Center, the Danziger Bridge shooting, the failed Road Home program, disaster-driven gentrification — and what New Orleans looks like today. 00:00 Intro 01:45 A city held up by pumps 04:30 The final hours before impact 07:30 When the levees broke 10:45 Days of chaos 15:00 Who suffered the most 17:15 A ghost city 19:15 One family's story 21:30 Rebuilding — but not equally 24:15 Hurricane Ida: testing the new levees 26:00 New Orleans today 28:30 What remained unchanged If this video resonated with you, like, subscribe, and let us know in the comments which disaster or city we should cover next. #HurricaneKatrina #NewOrleans #Documentary