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Tropical Storm Katrina becomes a Category 1 hurricane.
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Katrina hits South Florida and kills about a dozen people.
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Hurricane Katrina becomes a category 2 hurricane while passing through the Gulf of Mexico.
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Katrina is upgraded to Category 3 and the mayor of New Orleans, Ray Nagin, calls for a voluntary evacuation.
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Nagin orders New Orleans mandatory evacuation when Katrina is declared category 5.
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Hurricane Katrina hits New Orleans
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Katrina hits the Louisiana coast as a category 4 hurricane at 6 a.m.
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Katrina hits the Louisiana-Mississippi border as a category 3 hurricane at 11 a.m.
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New Orleans' levees are broken causing parts of the city to flood and President Bush declares a major disaster in Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
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Over 12,000 people are in the Superdome which is becoming more and more uninhabitable.
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80% of New Orleans is flooded
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With law enforcement involved in rescue attempts, looting and violence heightens.
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Over 20,000 people are living in the Superdome with no working toilets, no air-conditioning, and insufficient food and water.
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7,400 National Guard troops help evacuate the Superdome.
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The Coast Guard has rescued 4,000 people in New Orleans.
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According to the military, 42,000 people have been evacuated from New Orleans.
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The Superdome has been fully evacuated.
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The Coast Guard claims to have rescued more than 18,000 people.
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A forced evacuation of New Orleans is forced by Nagin.
