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Backdoor: Katrina by the Numbers

Coastal Contractor

March 2006
by Aaron Hoover
Katrina by the Numbers

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Backdoor: Katrina by the Numbers Aaron Hoover Total number of single-family homes, mobile homes, and apartments destroyed by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: 355,889 American Red Cross, Katrina and Rita Disaster Assessment (10/30/05) Total number of damaged dwelling units: 538,007 American Red Cross, Katrina and Rita Disaster Assessment (10/30/05) Number of occupied emergency trailers and mobile homes as of early December: 38,440 The New York Times, Op-Chart, "Rebuilding Progress" (12/7/05) Number of evacuated families in hotels: 41,953 The New York Times, Op-Chart, "Rebuilding Progress" (12/7/05) Number of temporary "blue roofs" installed on damaged homes by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

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