Hurricane Katrina 20 years later and its far-reaching effects in Southern Nevada

It has been exactly two decades since Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast region, bringing historic devastation that still impacts lives across the United States, including here in Southern Nevada.

The storm was originally believed to have claimed more than 1,800 lives, but the National Hurricane Center later revised the death toll to nearly 1,400. Katrina is still the costliest storm in U.S. history, with more than $200 billion in damages by today’s dollar value…

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