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Hurricane Katrina Approaches
- Hurricane Katrina started as a tropical storm and intensified to a Category 5.
- New Orleans officials issued a mandatory evacuation order, but about 100,000 people remained.
Prisoners in Peril
- Inmates at Orleans Parish Prison were trapped in flooded cells for days with no power.
- The backup generators failed because they were located on the ground floor, which was underwater.
Delayed Presidential Response
- President Bush remained on vacation for two days after Katrina hit, unaware of the severity.
- He praised FEMA Director Michael Brown's performance despite the agency's slow response.