August 25, 2005 (, Yiyou July 21), "Katrina" hurricane struck the United States.


hurricane "Katrina" (English: Hurricane Katrina) is a five hurricane in August 2005, caused serious damage in New Orleans, more than 1,200 people lost their lives, to become 1928 Since most serious impact on the U.S. hurricane. August 25, 2005, the hurricane made landfall in Florida again the crack of dawn on August 29, landing in the U.S. Gulf Coast, New Orleans outer coast with wind speeds of 233 kilometers per hour. More than 12 hours after the landing and weakened into a severe tropical storm. The scope of the entire affected almost equivalent with the land area of ​​the United Kingdom is considered the loss of one of the biggest natural disasters in U.S. history.