FAFA HELPS OUT AFTER KATRINA

Hurricane Katrina was the 6th strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic basin. The official death toll now stands at 1,322 and the damage estimates range from $70 billion to $130 billion. Over 1 million people were displaced.

FAFA people were there to help 2 weeks after Katrina hit. They were setting up infrastructure, helping to organize clearing and providing emergency medical relief. Our people were located in Mississippi. (Top)

A FEW FACTS
Category 1 - 25 August 05 touches land north of Miami
Category 3 - 27 August 05 first evacuations order
Category 4 - 28 August 05 reaches category 4 at 12:40am
Category 5 - 28 August 05 reaches category 5 by 7:00am
Category 5 - 29 August 05 touches land along the Central Gulf Coast
Link to detailed timeline

The storm surge breached the levee system which protect New Orleans from lake Pontchartrain and the Mississippi River. Katrina caused major damage to coastal regions of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. In Louisiana, the hurricane's eye made landfall at 6:10am CDT on Monday, 29 August. After 11:00am CDT, several sections of the levee system in New Orleans collapsed. By early September, people were being forcibly evacuated, mostly by bus to neighboring states. (Top)

A FEW PICTURES TAKEN BY OUR PEOPLE

The effort required to rebuild is enormous and for those who can face it, the effort will go on for years to come. (Top)