Question

How did President Bush respond to environmental damage to Louisiana in 2005? A.The president established a base in the state to personally coordinate the rescue effort.
B. The president sent the United States Navy to evacuate the New Orleans before the storm hit.
C.The president provided no assistance to the state because Governor Blanco did not request assistance.
D. The president called for the Department of Homeland Security to solve the issue.

Answer 1

Answer:

D. The president called for the Department of Homeland Security to solve the issue.

Explanation:

• The speed of the winds of Katrina, the most destructive hurricane in the recent history of the United States. On August 29, 2005 it climbed to category 4 and made landfall with winds over 225 kilometers per hour.

• The deaths caused by Katrina: 1,577 in Louisiana, 238 in Mississippi, 2 in Alabama, 2 in Georgia and 14 in Florida.

• In the metropolitan area of New Orleans lived 1.3 million people. The mayor of the city ordered to evacuate it on August 28. 80% of the population left their homes.

• 13, was The number of visits that the then president, George W. Bush, made to New Orleans after Katrina. His slow and clumsy reaction overshadowed the final phase of his presidency. "I take pride in my ability to make clear and effective decisions, but even after Katrina, that did not happen, the problem was not that I made bad decisions, it was that I took a lot of time to decide," he wrote in his memoirs.