One of the most critical needs for the survivors of Hurricane Katrina is clean drinking water. It now appears that displacement is likely to last several months and perhaps longer for many people before they can begin to return and rebuild.” Adding to the stress and discomfort is the sense that they don't know how long they will be displaced or even where they will be living.
With Hurricane Katrina, tens of thousands of people are displaced from their homes, their jobs, many without power, communication, adequate food and water, and so on. “If power goes off in our houses for even a day or so, we lose refrigeration, lighting at night, fans or air conditioning and our daily activities change significantly. “It is really remarkable how little it takes to disrupt people’s lives,” says Robinson. Unlike many developing nations, the United States has vast resources and government agencies to deal with emergencies. Robinson, who has aided the victims of many disasters, including survivors of last December’s tsunami in Southeast Asia, says Americans are not accustomed to massive disruptions like those caused by Hurricane Katrina. He says displacement is an important issue that impacts the physical and mental health of refugees. Courtland Robinson, PhD with Bloomberg School’s Center for Refugee and Disaster Response. However, relief workers must also help survivors return to some sense of normalcy as soon as possible, says W. In the coming days and weeks, the refugees of Hurricane Katrina face many potential health problems that relief workers must try to address.Īs with any disaster, the challenge for relief workers will be to provide survivors food, water and shelter.
One of the hardest-hit areas is the city of New Orleans, which was almost completely flooded when its system of protective levees failed. The Federal Emergency Management Agency and dozens of state, local and private relief agencies are trying to aid the hundreds of thousands of people throughout Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama who were forced to evacuate their homes. Gulf Coast causing widespread destruction and flooding. On August 29, Hurricane Katrina pounded the U.S.
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