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The storm is formed
A tropical depression over the bahamas formed a category 1 hurricane (Katrina) -
Hurrican hitting Florida
The eye of the storm passed over Florida and was now predicted to hit Buras-Triumph, Louisiana, 66 miles southeast of New Orleans -
Evacutuations start to take place
In the state of Louisana three parish's declare mandatory evacuations, this is due to the storm becoming category 3 -
Hurricane reaching Category 4
Just after midnight on Sunday the storm reacherd Category 4 then by 7:00am it had reacher Category 5 -
Katrina makes landfall
Katrina makes landfall where it was predicted at Buras-Triumph, Louisiana, with sustained winds of more than 125 mph. -
New Orleans to be evacuated
Governor Blanco ordered for places like the superdome to be evacuated. This would be carried out be fleets of buses from Louisana. -
Supplies start reaching the needy
The supplies that so many people needed were finally getting delivered, due to the sheer quantitiy of water in the city it had to be delivered by boat. -
Volunteer's start helping the rescue effort
Many groups wanted to help save the people that were trapped and a notable group was a 50 man group from Canda. -
The President begins to help
First Bush signed a $10.5 billion relief package, he then visited the affected areas, he then issued for 18,678 Army National Guard and 2,464 Air National Guard were deployed and sent out 48 helicopters to rescue people from there roofs. -
Coast guard
The coast guard managed to save 1,200 lives in 24 hours -
Superdome evacuated
After 5 days after it was instructed to be evacuated the superdome had been evacuated -
17th canal levee's breach was closed
The main cause to the cities flooding was closed by filling the hole with large sandbags
