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Katrina: The Hurricane That Drowned New Orleans 2025 Directed by Nick Clarke Powell

A look at the tropical cyclone that hit the American city in August 2005, the largest hurricane to ever make landfall in the US, with more than a thousand lives lost during it. The documentary immerses viewers in extraordinary archive footage, going minute by minute and hour by hour through the devastation that was escalated by failed flood barriers and a poor government response. It was the costliest storm in US history, and its effects are still felt today.

Production Country United Kingdom
Language English
Spoken Language English
Release Date 24 August 2025
66 mins
Cast
Richard Pepple Narrator
Crew
Director
Executive Producer