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Hurricane Katrina hit the southern coast of the United States on August 28th, 2005. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services over 1,800 people lost their lives, and more then $81 billion dollars in damages occurred, nearly the double the cost of the previously most expensive, Hurricane Andrew, when adjusted for inflation. Besides New Orleans, Katrina also devastated the coasts of Mississippi and Alabama.