Katrina Aftermath: 2.8 Billion Used, 32,000 Rescued

Wednesday, September 07, 2005

2.8 Billion Used, 32,000 Rescued

BATON ROUGE, LA (AFX) - Over 32,000 people have been rescued from the floods unleashed by Hurricane Katrina, and the bill for relief efforts has already climbed to 2.8 bln usd to date, officials said last night.

Louisiana officials, battling to get storm-devastated areas of the southern state functioning, also issued a tender for the repair of a 4.5 mile long bridge leading into the city, as troops continued to pour in.

'There have now been more than 32,000 rescues performed,' said David Passey, spokesman for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). More...

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Taken in 2011.

In August 1954, my mother, younger brother, and I (age 13) stayed in this cottage in Dennisport, Massachusetts on Cape Cod. The cottage, which had that porch but no deck then, overlooked the beach from atop a sandy cliff about ten or fifteen feet (3 or 4.5 m) high. We woke up one morning with Hurricane Carol upon us -- a hurricane we didn't know was coming because weather forecasting was a lot less urgent then than now.

Getting off the Cape was impossible -- hurricane-force winds had shut down the two bridges over the Cape Cod Canal, the only ways out -- so we were evacuated to a National Guard armory a mile or two inland. The cottage survived, but the cliff in front of it and half the front yard were largely washed away. (The cliff was later replaced by a stone-and-concrete wall.)

The front of the sea-facing cottage was thickly coated with salt, sand, and seaweed. So was the lock in the only door. After we managed to get the door unlocked, we started to clean the exterior with a hose, a shovel, and a broom. When the owners showed up a couple of days later, they were so impressed with our efforts that they let us stay on for the Labor Day weekend -- free.
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The Stillwater river overflowed into the West Milton municipal park in April 2025.
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YN2 CW44AC 395 blows smoke into the night air as it awaits a northward march. M574 was tied down at Memphis Junction due to flooding on the northern end of the Mainline Sub.
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Flooding in Hot Spring County. (Division of Agriculture image.)
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Flooded rice in Craighead County. (Division of Agriculture photo.)
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Scenes of flooding in Sharp and Fulton counties, April 6-7, 2025. (Division of Agriculture image.)
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Continuing recovery work after Hurricane.
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Aircraft Type - Registration - (c/n) . . Hawker Hurricane I - G-HUPW - (G592301)

Owner/Operator . . Private

Location & Date . . Branscombe England UK - 24th July 2011

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Sliabh Liag Cliffs, Bunglas, Teelin, County Donegal, Ireland

I recently captured this photo from the lesser seen northern end of the Slieve League ridge, looking southwards upon them from a sea angle perspective. At almost 2000 ft high these magnificent cliffs are amongst the highest sea cliffs in Europe. They stand almost three times higher than the more famous ‘Cliffs of Moher’ in County Clare. Remarkably there are remains of an early Christian monastic site along the slopes and on top of these cliffs.

These remains consist of a stone chapel and some beehive huts. Even older stone tools and remains were uncovered on these cliffs, which suggests that it was a site of ancient worship long before the arrival of Christianity.

I have hiked to the top of this ridge many times before and it always amazes me how these ancient monks managed to carry, build and live up there all year round. Especially during the harsh cold and very windy conditions of winter. For food they likely had to scale all the way down to the sea to catch fish and harvest crops etc then climb all the way back up again, all on barefoot on a regular basis. Credit to them all
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The Hawker Hurricane was a British fighter aircraft used during World War II. It played a vital role in the Battle of Britain, alongside the Spitfire, defending British airspace. The Hurricane was armed with eight machine guns, had a top speed of around 340 mph, and was known for its maneuverability. While later replaced by more advanced planes, it continued to serve in various roles until the end of the war.
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Hawker Hurricane XII CF-TPM RCAF as 5447 now painted as RAF P2961 LE-A of 242 Squadron
Photo taken at EAA Airventure Wittman Regional Airport Oshkosh Wisconsin USA July 2024
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Just Restored RAF Hawker Hurricane 1 Belgium Registed OO-MKT P3143 NN-D in the colours of 310 Czech Squadron
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Darwin, N.T. atter Cyclone Tracy, Xmas 1974.

Darwin, the capital of the Northern Territory of Australia, had a population estimated at about 45,000 people in 1974. It was a boom town. The influx of people and money staggered the planners of the city. In 1974 many of the older residents yearned for the Darwin of the Fifties and Sixties. Those were the days when everyone met in the big saloon bar of the Vic Hotel. However, they built tall, modern hotels and motels around Darwin and the social life changed. The typical Darwin party was a barbecue of buffalo fillet, a dozen cans of cold beer per head, and a few party 'lights in the back garden. This was the Darwin everyone loved and remembered. This was the Darwin destroyed when Cyclone Tracy roared in on Christmas Eve. The most critical message on that night came from Warrant Officer Maurice Schoer at the R.A.A.F. Cyclone Operations Centre. The message two minutes before midnight on Christmas Eve was brief:. "277 degrees 17 miles. Leading edge 31/2 miles Charles Point. Indications are will deflect across Charles Point to Darwin." The log of MV Produced by MURRAY VIEWS PTY. LTD
events recorded by the W.R.A.N.S. is probably the most reliable account of the night, when Darwin was clawed and mauled by the most • destructive cyclone ever recorded in Australia. At 11.50 p.m. the Met. office said Tracy was travelling south-east 30 km from Darwin. The wind began to howl, and sheets of rain pelted down as they huddled in their homes. Many moved into their bathrooms which they were told was the safest place. What they did not know was that at about this time a phenomenon kn1own as "explosive deepening" had begun. Tracy's eye had been large and diffuse. Suddenly the eye started to shrink rapidly, causing an enormous and progressive increase in the ferocity of the wind in the "maximum speed ring" — a band only a few kilometres wide around the eye where the tempest is strongest. This explosive deepening and possible tornadoes are the explanation for the gross miscalculations of expected wind speeds. There was never any prediction of the severity of winds of more than 300 km/hr. over parts of Darwin. The W.R.A.N.S. log ends, "04.30. All communications lost. Emergency power available. No know-ledge of loss." Over the next hour, as Tracy moved away to the south-east, the people of Darwin emerged into the rain from their shattered homes to look with disbelief as the dawn illuminated the battered ruins of their city.
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Severe Tropical Cyclone Tracy was a small, but destructive tropical cyclone that devastated the city of Darwin, in the Northern Territory of Australia, in December 1974. The small, developing, easterly storm was originally expected to pass clear of the city, but it turned towards it early on 24 December. After 10:00 p.m. ACST, damage became severe, with wind gusts reaching 217 km/h (117 kn; 135 mph) before instruments failed. The anemometer in Darwin Airport control tower had its needle bent in half by the strength of the gusts.
Michael J. Barritt posted a photo:
Severe Tropical Cyclone Tracy was a small, but destructive tropical cyclone that devastated the city of Darwin, in the Northern Territory of Australia, in December 1974. The small, developing, easterly storm was originally expected to pass clear of the city, but it turned towards it early on 24 December. After 10:00 p.m. ACST, damage became severe, with wind gusts reaching 217 km/h (117 kn; 135 mph) before instruments failed. The anemometer in Darwin Airport control tower had its needle bent in half by the strength of the gusts.
Michael J. Barritt posted a photo:
Severe Tropical Cyclone Tracy was a small, but destructive tropical cyclone that devastated the city of Darwin, in the Northern Territory of Australia, in December 1974. The small, developing, easterly storm was originally expected to pass clear of the city, but it turned towards it early on 24 December. After 10:00 p.m. ACST, damage became severe, with wind gusts reaching 217 km/h (117 kn; 135 mph) before instruments failed. The anemometer in Darwin Airport control tower had its needle bent in half by the strength of the gusts.
Michael J. Barritt posted a photo:
Severe Tropical Cyclone Tracy was a small, but destructive tropical cyclone that devastated the city of Darwin, in the Northern Territory of Australia, in December 1974. The small, developing, easterly storm was originally expected to pass clear of the city, but it turned towards it early on 24 December. After 10:00 p.m. ACST, damage became severe, with wind gusts reaching 217 km/h (117 kn; 135 mph) before instruments failed. The anemometer in Darwin Airport control tower had its needle bent in half by the strength of the gusts.
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Magazine Street, Uptown New Orleans. This part of town had hurricane wind damaged, but escaped the Federal Flood that deluged the majority of the city.
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