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Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Disaster Assessment

This report provides the most recent assessment by the Red Cross of the number of homes destroyed or damaged by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.


Mississippi

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dwelling Type Destroyed Major Minor Affected Inaccessible Total
Single-Family 68,466 62,981 95,468 7,430 - 234,345
Manufactured 263 2,241 4,811 - - 7,315
Apartment - 15 39 - - 54
Subtotal 68,729 65,237 100,318 7,430 - 241,714
             

Louisiana

 

 

 

 

 

 

Single-Family 241,524 38,350 40,066 119,860 1,769 441,569
Manufactured 1,552 1,146 1,855 5,834 248 10,635
Apartment 40,762 33,676 27,842 52,551 341 155,172
Subtotal 283,838 73,172 69,763 178,245 2,358 607,376
             

Alabama

 

 

 

 

 

 

Single-Family 363 966 345 - - 1,674
Manufactured - 1 26 - - 27
Apartment - - - - - -
Subtotal 363 967 371 - - 1,701

 

           

Texas

 

 

 

 

 

 

Single-Family 79 309 780 2,176 89 3,433
Manufactured 85 143 244 618 52 1,142
Apartment - 9 28 22 1 60
Subtotal 164 461 1,052 2,816 142 4,635

 

           

Subtotals

 

 

 

 

 

 

Single-Family 310,432 102,606 135,879 129,466 1,858 681,021
Manufactured 1,900 3,531 6,692 6,452 300 19,119
Apartment 40,762 33,700 27,881 52,573 342 155,286

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals 353,094 139,837 171,504 188,491 2,500 855,426

Statistics as of 9/29/05.
Information provided by the Disaster Operations Center of the American Red Cross.

 
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