Ms. Stella Chambers, an 85 year old woman, was one of the nearly 485,000 evacuees to evacuate New Orleans due to Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Katrina was one of the most dreadful hurricanes that the United States had seen. Stella had finally had the repairs to her home completed; she was waiting for the last utility to be reconnected so that she could move back home. Unfortunately, when this New Orleans resident encountered another recent natural disaster she died. Just 18 months after Katrina, a tornado ravaged Stella's Gentilly neighborhood. The tornado flattened her home and ripped apart the FEMA trailer she was living in. Stella Chambers was reportedly found alive amid the rubble; she later died at a local hospital. If it were not for Hurricane Katrina Stella Chambers might have survived the tornado. The effects of Hurricane Katrina were catastrophic, widespread and the ripples can still be felt today. (Jet, 38)
Hurricane Katrina formed over the Bahamas on August 23, 2005.......

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Title: The Effect Of Hurricane Katrina Almost Two Years Later
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