Katrina: The Hurricane That Drowned New Orleans

Katrina: The Hurricane That Drowned New Orleans

2025
1h 6min

A look at the tropical cyclone that hit the American city in August 2005, the largest hurricane to ever make landfall in the US, with more than a thousand lives lost during it. The documentary immerses viewers in extraordinary archive footage, going minute by minute and hour by hour through the devastation that was escalated by failed flood barriers and a poor government response. It was the costliest storm in US history, and its effects are still felt today.

Katrina: The Hurricane That Drowned New Orleans

Storyline

A look at the tropical cyclone that hit the American city in August 2005, the largest hurricane to ever make landfall in the US, with more than a thousand lives lost during it. The documentary immerses viewers in extraordinary archive footage, going minute by minute and hour by hour through the devastation that was escalated by failed flood barriers and a poor government response. It was the costliest storm in US history, and its effects are still felt today.
    Released
    24 August 2025
    Runtime
    1h 6min
    Director
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
    Production
    ITN Productions, Albert Sustainable Production
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