Hurricane Katrina still the costliest storm on record in the US, 20 years later
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The unadjusted costs of devastating Hurricane Katrina totaled $125 billion in 2005. Adjusted for inflation, that brings costs to $201.3 billion today.
This Friday marks 20 years since Hurricane Katrina devastated Louisiana, resulting in over 1,800 deaths and displacing over 1 million people from their homes.
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