Ebook: Katrina: a play of New Orleans

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Storey One; Storey Two; Storey Three -- Part One; Storey Three -- Part Two; Storey Four.;In August 2005, Hurricane Katrina narrowly missed New Orleans. The resulting storms breached rotting levees and emptied neighbouring lake Pontchartrain into the city. Marooned by floodwater that swamped over 80% of their homes, the inhabitants had to wait a week without food or clean water before their own government came to their aid. Katrina uses survivor testimonies and the rich cultural tradition of New Orleans to tell the story of the immediate aftermath of the hurricane. Shedding light on some of the more extraordinary and under-reported aspects of the tragedy, the play portrays an odyss.