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How many people died as a result of the subsequent failure of the levees and flooding after Hurricane Katrina struck? |
The accepted final figures state that 1,836 people lost their lives following the landfall of Hurricane Katrina.
Hurricane Katrina caused over $100 billion in damages to the United States in 2005, with New Orleans being particularly hard hit.