Hurricane Katrina Reading

How did flooding affect New Orleans

• It did minimal damage to buildings, but stranded citizens

• It caused officials to open the Superdome for residents

• It caused immense damage

• It led to a quick evacuation of many people

New Orleans was flooded by

• Excessive rain water

• water brought in by the hurricane

• waves created by strong winds

• water that broke through the levees

Which of the following did NOT occur in the wake of the flooding?

• Helicopters evacuated 80 percent of the city

• People wer evacuated out of the city

• People were stranded on roof tops by the flood

• People abandoned their businesses and homes

Which of the following describes the experiences of the people waiting to be evacuated

• Women and children were prioritized over others

• People were comfortable while waiting for evacuation

• There weren't enough resources for the survivors

• The Superdome didn't provide proper protection from the water

How does Hurricane Katrina compare to past storms

• It has caused the most expensive damage of any hurricane

• It caused more deaths than any other hurricane, but not as much damage

• It has caused almost as much death and destruction as Hurricane Andrew

• It caused the largest amount of irreparable damage of any other storm

Damage in New Orleans was likely to result in

• Delays to the return of normal life

• A large number of volunteers helping the city

• disruptions to traffic

• Improvements to the natural gas system

Based on the corrections, what error did the New York Times make in the original reporting?

• The paper claimed that President Bush met his disaster relief team on Thursday

• The reporters did not report about a task force coordinating disaster response

• The paper asserted that New Orleans was filling up like a bowl

• The paper misattributed a statement to Michael Brown that was actually made by David Vitter