Hurricane "Katrina" - the most destructive hurricane in U.S. history. It was a Category 5 hurricane on the scale Saffir-Simpson Hurricane, the sixth power of the Atlantic basin hurricane on record. Occurred in late August 2005. The most severe damage was caused to New Orleans in Louisiana, where the water was about 80% of the city area. The disaster killed 1,836 people, economic losses estimated at $ 125 billion hurricane began to form on August 23 in the Bahamas. At Monday, August 29, 2005 Hurricane "Katrina" hit the southeast coast of the United States in Louisiana and Mississippi. In the area of its operation were Louisiana, southern and central Mississippi, southern Alabama, West Georgia, West and South Florida. Economic loss of $ 125 million for restoration of the affected areas, the U.S. Congress has allocated $ 110 billion. As of August 2006, more than 100,000 families living in trailers for the loss of the home.