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Hurricane Katrina 8/29/2005 PDF Print E-mail

katrina1.jpg                           Hurricane Katrina   8/29/2005

          Individuals Reported Missing               13,400

          Individuals Found Alive                          10,985

          Confirmed Victims of the Storm                 859

          Cases Reffered to other Jurisdictions   1,416

          Individuals Still Missing                               135

          * Reports vary on the data collected in this disaster.
             Data obtained from Louisiana Family Assistance

  

Victims Identified by Modality

 

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Many victims were identified based on a missing persons report and who were later found inside their home.  The modality pathology refers to a prosthesis such as a pace maker, metal plate, etc., which the victim was known to have had.