Social effects of Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina had many social effects, due the significant loss and disruption of lives it caused. The number of fatalities, direct and indirect, related to Katrina is 1,833^[1] and over 400,000 people were left homeless. The hurricane left hundreds of thousands of people without access to their homes or jobs, it separated people from relatives, and caused both physical and mental distress on those who suffered through the storm and its aftermath, such as Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).^[2]

^ Knabb, Richard D.; Rhome, Jamie R.; Brown, Daniel P. "Tropical Cyclone Report Hurricane Katrina" (PDF). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
^ Weaver, Jane. "Disconnected families coping with fear, stress." NBC News. September 2, 2005.

[1] Knabb, Richard D.; Rhome, Jamie R.; Brown, Daniel P. "Tropical Cyclone Report Hurricane Katrina" (PDF). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2021.

[2] Weaver, Jane. "Disconnected families coping with fear, stress." NBC News. September 2, 2005.

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