Question

Which statements about the effects of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans are true? Choose all answers that are correct.

Answer 1

The correct answers are C) Some oil refineries in the area flooded, releasing toxic sludge into the water that covered much of the city. D) The city's position between Lake Pontchartrain and the Mississippi River led to widespread flooding.

The statements about the effects of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans that are true are: "Some oil refineries in the area flooded, releasing toxic sludge into the water that covered much of the city" and "The city's position between Lake Pontchartrain and the Mississippi River led to widespread flooding.

Indeed, one of the major problems was that local, state, and federal government agencies did not react quickly, and could not save the city from major damage.

The government did not pay the proper attention to the major disaster it was. Hurricane Katrine impacted with so much "fury" that it wreaked havoc in the city of New Orleans. By the time the federal government reacted, it was too late. That is why the city suffered a lot of damage, private property and public property were severely affected. The NFL stadium, the Louisiana Superdome had to be adapted as a refuge for the citizens