Damage to the New Orleans area associated with Hurricane Katrina was caused primarily by?

Answer 1

the levees were breached (broken) so all the water came rushing in and flooded a large part of the city.

New Orleans is below sea level, the people in charge should have reckoned with that, these levees were not properly maintained, they should have taken better care and take a page out of the book of the Dutch, that whole country is below sea level and they have very secure dykes that are properly looked after so the citizens of that country will NEVER have to go through what the people of New Orleans had to endure.

Answer 2

Hurricane Katrina caused significant damage to the New Orleans area primarily due to the storm surge, which overwhelmed levees and flooded 80% of the city. The breach of the levees led to widespread devastation, displacement of residents, and loss of life. The slow response and inadequate disaster preparedness also contributed to the extensive damage.