Katrina makes landfall in Louisiana at 6:10 a.m., but the flooding of residential areas in greater New Orleans actually ... where marshes front levees, minimal erosion and breaches occur; ...
With New Orleans almost entirely underwater following catostrophic levee breaks at three seperate locations, it was chaos in the city. People left stranded, widespread looting, and even rampant ...
a National Hurricane Center report says Although Katrina did not directly hit New Orleans, fatalities were highest there because of levee breaches that flooded about 80% of the city.
Making landfall on August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans with ... which lessened the protection provided by the city's levees, made New Orleans more vulnerable in 2005.