Femas Lack Of Help
With little warning Hurricane Katrina struck the quite town of New Orleans, claiming over a thousand lives. This extremely powerful hurricane seemed to develop over night. Only five days before it hit it was only a small tropical storm stirring in the Caribbean, but by now it had gained unimaginable strength and had upgraded to a Category 5 hurricane (Swenson 1). By now was the biggest concern in the united sates, but the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) seemed to have little care (Adams 691). FEMA's incompetence made the natural disaster of Hurricane Katrina many times worse.
FEMA was established in 1979 and was developed to respond to major natural disasters and man-made emergencies. Some natural disasters include tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, and floods. FEMA provides help to victims in such emergencies by providing food, money, shelters, etc. (Adams 691).
One example of a natural disaster that FEMA responded to was Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Katrina developed......
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