This video is a full Boneyard episode (44:00) about Hurricane Katrina. New Orleans is famous for Mardi Gras, spicy food, jazz and cemeteries. But in 2005, Hurricane Katrina transformed the face of the city forever. 1,500 people died, and thousands were left praying for rescue. It was the worst natural disaster in U.S. history. Hurricane Katrina was among the greatest engineering disasters in U.S. history, inflicting over $80 billion in damage and causing the deaths of over 1,800 people.

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$80 billion in damage, 1,800 people died, full boneyard episode (44:00) about hurricane katrina, worst natural disaster in u.s. history

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• Knovation Readability Score: 2 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)