On the 29th of August 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall near New Orleans as a Category 3 storm with 125 mph winds and a massive storm surge. Levees protecting the city failed in over 50 places, flooding 80% of New Orleans under up to 20 feet of water. Over 1,800 people passed, mostly in Louisiana, with entire neighborhoods destroyed and a million displaced. Rescue operations involved thousands of boats and helicopters as residents waited on rooftops for days. The Superdome and Convention Cen