The US is no stranger to natural disasters. On this date in 2005, America was hit with one of the most destructive hurricanes in its history. With gusts of wind of up to 282 kilometers per hour, Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the Gulf Coast near New Orleans, Louisiana. The Category 5 storm flooded over 80 percent of the city and left thousands stranded without electricity or basic supplies. All in all, the disaster resulted in over 1,800 deaths, more than US$80 billion in damages, and one million people becoming homeless. To this day, many Americans are still trying to recover from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.
美國對天災並不陌生。2005年的今日，美國受到其歷史上最具破壞力的颶風之一侵襲。陣風風速強達282公里的卡崔娜颶風，在路易斯安那州紐奧良附近的墨西哥灣沿岸登陸。這場5級的風暴淹沒了整座城市百分之八十以上的面積（圖，資料照片），造成上千人在斷電或缺乏日常生活用品的情況下孤立無援。總之這場災難導致1千8百人死亡以及超過8百億美金的財物損失，還有一百萬人無家可歸。時至今日，許多美國人仍在試圖從卡崔娜颶風的摧殘中恢復。
單字片語
●disaster n.災難，災禍●destructive a.破壞性的，毀滅性的
例：Hundreds of people were killed in the destructive earthquake.（上百人在這場毀滅性的地震中喪生。）
●landfall n.登陸，著陸
●category n.種類，級數，範疇
●leave sb/sth stranded 使某人或某物受困／擱淺
例：A small fishing boat was left stranded on that stretch of beach.（一艘小漁船擱淺在那片海灘上。）
●devastation n.摧毀，毀壞
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