At least 1,836 people lost their lives in Hurricane Katrina and in the subsequent floods, making it the deadliest US hurricane since the 1928 Okeechobee Hurricane.
It should be noted that officially, 1464 of these deaths took place within New Orleans.
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It would be difficult to quantify the number of people that were affected by Katrina and that could be said to have 'survived' Katrina. In general, everyone in the world that didn't die during Hurricane Katrina can be said to have survived it.
1,830 people died in hurricane Katrina.
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About 37 people died in each state and about 6 people got injured from each state.
The final death toll for Hurricane Katrina was 1,836 people. The majority of deaths occurred in Louisiana. Louisiana residents accounted for 1,577 of the fatalities.
1,836 people died in Katrina
1,836 according to Wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina
Of the 1,836 people who died during hurricane Katrina, 1464 were in New Orleans.
As of January 22, 2009, NOAA reports that Hurricane Gustav was directly responsible for the following deaths:[Total - 112] USA - 11 (Louisiana 7, Florida 4) Haiti - 77 Jamaica - 15 Dominican Republic - 8 At sea deaths - 1
It is estimated that around 1,833 people lost their lives in Hurricane Katrina.
Hurricane Katrina resulted in about 1,833 confirmed fatalities in the U.S., primarily in Louisiana. The Boxing Day tsunami in 2004 caused an estimated 230,000 to 280,000 deaths across 14 countries in South and Southeast Asia.
Hurricane Katrina was the most expensive hurricane in terms of destruction, and it was certainly among the worst natural disasters to hit the USA since 1900. About 1800 residents of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast died, either directly or indirectly as a result of Katrina. However, Katrina was not the worst in terms of number of deaths. The Galveston Hurricane of 1900 killed an estimated 6,000 to 12,000 people, while the 1928 Okeechobee Hurricane, killed around 2,500.
Hurricane Katrina, which struck in 2005, caused significant damage and loss of life. The exact number of people left homeless, injured, and killed is difficult to determine. The hurricane resulted in approximately 1,200 deaths and displaced hundreds of thousands of people, leaving many homeless and injured.