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Hurricane Katrina was a hurricane that caused extensive and severe damage over the southeastern United States, including Louisiana's largest city, New Orleans, in August, 2005. Federal disaster declarations blanketed 90,000 square miles of the United States, an area almost as large as the United Kingdom. Katrina may eventually be classified as the worst natural disaster to hit the United States to date. Disaster relief plans are in operation in the affected areas. Currently, five million people are without power in the Gulf Coast region, and it may be up to two months before all power is restored.

The aftermath of the storm compounded problems. In particular, the breaching of some levees protecting New Orleans caused water to flow unabated into the city. Approximately 180,000 homes are underwater in New Orleans and it is expected to take weeks or months to pump all the water out of the city. There remains a humanitarian disaster, with many people stranded due to flooding [1]. Thirst, hunger, and lack of facilities are leading to lawlessness. [2] The federal disaster area has been placed under the control of FEMA (under Michael Chertoff) and the National Guard; despite numerous reports in the media, there is no declaration of martial law [3], because no such term exists in Louisiana state law[4]. Rather, a state of emergency has been declared, which does give some powers similar to that of martial law. On the evening of August 31, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin did declare "martial law" (in name at least) in the city and said that "officers don't have to worry about civil rights and Miranda rights in stopping the looters." [5] The disruption of petroleum supplies, exports, and imports caused by the storm will likely have major global economic consequences.

Katrina may be the deadliest hurricane in the United States since the Galveston Hurricane of 1900, which killed around 8,000 (possibly up to 12,000) people. It may even surpass the deadliness of the Galveston hurricane: as of 7 PM CDT September 1, 2005, more than 20,000 are still reported missing. New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin stated on August 31 that the death toll of Katrina may be "in the thousands", which was confirmed by emergency responders through a statement by Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco on September 1. It will take weeks before accurate numbers are known, but Katrina is also expected to be the most expensive natural disaster in United States history, exceeding Hurricane Andrew in 1992. Damage was reported in at least 12 states. Effects of Katrina are seen around the U.S. The average price of gasoline rose approximately 40 cents per US gallon (11 cent/L) within five days of landfall.
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German Version by Melanie Kunze

Der Wirbelsturm Katrina richtete im August 2005 großflächige und schwere Schäden im Südosten der Vereinigten Staaten an, unter anderem auch in der größten Stadt Louisianas, New Orleans. Nationale Katastrophenmeldungen erfassten fast 25 Mio. Hektar der Vereinigten Staaten, eine Fläche, die fast das gesamte Vereinigte Königreich abdeckt. Letztlich könnte Katrina als die schlimmste Naturkatastrophe eingestuft werden, die die Vereinigen Staaten jemals getroffen hat. In den betroffenen Gebieten treten Katastrophenpläne in Kraft. Zur Zeit sind in der Region um die Golfküste fünf Millionen Menschen ohne Strom, und es könnte bis zu zwei Monate dauern, bis die gesamte Stromversorgung wieder funktioniert.

In der Zeit nach dem Sturm verschlimmerten sich die Probleme noch, vor allem, als einige der Dämme brachen, die New Orleans absichern, und das Wasser ungehindert in die Stadt fließen konnte. Ungefähr 180.000 Häuser stehen in New Orleans unter Wasser, und Schätzungen zufolge dauert es Wochen oder Monate, um das gesamte Wasser aus der Stadt herauszupumpen. Was bleibt, ist eine humanitäre Katastrophe – durch die Überschwemmung sind viele Menschen in Not geraten [1]. Aufgrund von Hunger, Durst und des Mangels an Einrichtungen herrscht ein Zustand der Rechtlosigkeit. [2] Die Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) unter der Leitung von Michael Chertoff und die Nationalgarde haben die Aufsicht über das nationale Katastrophengebiet. Entgegen zahlreichen anders lautenden Berichten in den Medien wird das Kriegsrecht nicht ausgerufen [3], da ein solcher Begriff nicht in den Gesetzen des Bundesstaates Louisiana verankert ist [4]. Stattdessen wurde der Ausnahmezustand ausgerufen, in dessen Rahmen Befugnisse gewährt werden, die denen im Kriegsrecht ähneln. Am Abend des 31. August rief Ray Nagin, der Bürgermeister von New Orleans, in der Stadt (zumindest dem Namen nach) das "Kriegsrecht" aus  und sagte, daß "Polizeibeamte Plünderer aufhalten können, ohne dabei deren Bürgerrechte beachten oder ihnen ihre Rechte vorlesen zu müssen". [5] Der durch den Sturm unterbrochene Transport von Petroleum, Export- und Importgütern wird sicherlich bedeutende Konsequenzen auf die Weltwirtschaft haben.

Katrina könnte der tödlichste Wirbelsturm in den Vereinigten Staaten seit dem Wirbelsturm im texanischen Galveston von 1900 sein, der ungefähr 8.000 (möglicherweise bis zu 12.000) Opfer forderte. Eventuell fordert dieser Wirbelsturm noch mehr Tote als der von Galveston: seit dem 1. September 2005 um 19.00 Uhr (Central Daylight Time) sind immer noch mehr als 20.000 Menschen als vermißt gemeldet. Ray Nagin, der Bürgermeister von New Orleans, erklärte am 31. August, daß die Zahl der Todesopfer "mehrere tausend" betragen könnte, eine Zahl, die nach Aussage der Gouverneurin von Louisiana, Kathleen Blanco, am 1. September von den Notruf-Anrufbeantwortern bestätigt wurde. Es wird Wochen dauern, bevor konkrete Zahlen bekannt sind, aber Katrina ist voraussichtlich die teuerste Naturkatastrophe in der Geschichte der Vereinigten Staaten und übertrifft damit noch den Wirbelsturm Andrew von 1992. Schäden wurden aus mindestens 12 Bundesstaaten gemeldet. Die Folgen von Katrina sind überall in den USA spürbar. Der durchschnittliche Preis für Benzin stieg innerhalb von fünf Tagen nach der Katastrophe um ca. 40 Cent pro US-Gallone (11 Cent/l).
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