Hey Everyone!
I know this is kind of late, sorry. So I watched "The Old Man and the Storm" two weeks ago. This documentary was an interview of a old guy named Herbert Gettridge who survived Hurricane Katrina. Because of Hurricane Katrina Herbert's family separated and scattered across the country. Herbert decided to go back to Louisiana to rebuild regardless of the disaster to bring his wife back home. For weeks he lived without electricity or clean water, but finally managed to get his house fix for the return of his wife.
This story really touched my heart; it was so sad seeing the poor old guy having to work so hard with no help. I couldn't imagine how much disaster was done by this hurricane and how little effort the government was putting into helping those affected.The situation of Hurricane Katrina makes think of environmental racism. The people in this discriminated against because of their social class, also because they were minority.
This is an example of a video of what New Orleans is like years after the Hurricane; this video was made about 2 years ago. I am shocked to see that it is still looks like this. I thought that this city could be rebuilt in at least 3 years with the help of the government. I guess I was wrong.
Thanks for reading!
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I am glad to hear that you went to that documentary. I also watched part of that documentary to prepare me for my spring break trip. I went to Mississippi to help with the hurricane releif from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. I agree that it is horrible that it has been three years and there is still damage. I also thought it was horrible that this poor, old man was living in his house without electricity for as long as he did. I do feel that the hurricane damage has something to do with environmental racism becuase most of the hurricane damage occurred in the poorer areas of New Orleans. This occurred becuase the poorest areas of New Orleans are below sea level, so no wonder they got the most damage. I just think that is horrible. Great post!
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