From natural to 'man-made disaster': Obama remembers Hurricane Katrina
US President Barack Obama has visited New Orleans ten years after the city was torn apart by one of the worst natural disasters in American history.
Hurricane Katrina made worldwide headlines in 2005, when it wreaked havoc across whole communities in the southern states of Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana.
More than 1,500 people were killed as a result of Hurricane Katrina.
Much stronger than anticipated, it caused billions of dollars worth of damage.
Archive footage: Hurricane Katrina by numbers http://t.co/KotfUQhAhG pic.twitter.com/5Ihlp7Hh9I— Telegraph News (@TelegraphNews) August 27, 2015
On his ninth trip to New Orleans, Obama praised the progress made in rebuilding the affected areas.
“Today this new community centre stands as a symbol of the extraordinary resilience of this city. You are an example of what is possible when, in the face of tragedy and in the face of hardship, good people come together to lend a hand,” he said.
However, he acknowledged that more
Hurricane Katrina made worldwide headlines in 2005, when it wreaked havoc across whole communities in the southern states of Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana.
More than 1,500 people were killed as a result of Hurricane Katrina.
Much stronger than anticipated, it caused billions of dollars worth of damage.
Archive footage: Hurricane Katrina by numbers http://t.co/KotfUQhAhG pic.twitter.com/5Ihlp7Hh9I— Telegraph News (@TelegraphNews) August 27, 2015
On his ninth trip to New Orleans, Obama praised the progress made in rebuilding the affected areas.
“Today this new community centre stands as a symbol of the extraordinary resilience of this city. You are an example of what is possible when, in the face of tragedy and in the face of hardship, good people come together to lend a hand,” he said.
However, he acknowledged that more
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