President George Bush promises better days ahead for Katrina sufferers

President of the United States recently praised the people of Louisiana and Mississippi, after visiting two years subsequent to the horrific events of Hurricane Katrina.The hurricane claimed the lives of 1,600 people, and flooded much of the area, including a New Orleans school where President Bush earlier told an audience that “better days are ahead.” Also on Mr Bush’s agenda was to observe a minute’s silence at Dr Martin Luther King Charter School for Math and Science, which incidently was one of the first schools to reopen after the hurricane. President Bush wanted to establish that although the hurricane destroyed much of the area physically, their spirit is as strong as ever. In his words, “Hurricane Katrina broke the levees, it broke a lot of hearts, it destroyed buildings, but it didn’t affect the spirit of this community.” As well as visiting the affected area, he has also allocated $114 billion for relief and rebuilding efforts, and spoke about developing a new levee system to provide 100-year flood protection.

Were you affected by the floods in any way? Do you think President Bush is really doing enough about the situation?

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