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                                                      Hurricane Katrina.

One afternoon last summer, my mom Julie and I decided to visit my uncle MrAndrews, who lived in a castle. When we arrived, we were very tired. Then it started to rain, so we quickly went inside.

On Tuesday,23rd August,2005,We had no idea that within days,80% of their city would be underwater in one of the worst disasters in Us history.New Orleans has always been unde threat from flooding. Almost 1,500 people had lost their lives because of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans alone.

Also with my family  a million residents had already left the city,but tens of thousands,mainly the elderly and the poor,were in temporary shelters. As the waters rose,people were begging for help on roofs,and neighbourhoods were suffering from looting and violence.

These days, New Orleans is making a slow recovery.