Category 3 Hurricanes

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Imagine a world with no one to help, everyone is only looking to better themselves. After a big hurricane off the coast of New Orleans in 2005, the town was a big mess, without any help it was a disaster and a trainwreck.. With nobody to come to the rescue it was everyone for themselves. The hurricanes name was Katrina and it was a category three hurricane. It devastated the state of Louisiana and was a vicious storm. Over 80% of the larger roads and major areas were flooded by this storm. This lasted for weeks and the outcome was not only painful to think about but horrible to witness.
In 2005 during the coastal hurricane season there were many hurricanes. People were prepared for small hurricanes and small wind. Although as it be, not even Houdini could have predicted what would strike next. On August 24th a small storm originated off the coast of the Bahamas. As it traveled to the Gulf of Mexico, this storm wasn’t so small anymore. It reached a category five storm, if anything the best thing that happened was it dying down to a category three storm before reaching the coast of New Orleans. This hurricane shook the whole state and left not only millions in shock, but over one thousand dead. 1,245 was the last reported number of deaths caused by
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So they created this charity. This charity is an essential part of life to Brees and his wife. They always look for opportunities to help. And this charity is the perfect one, they not only raise money through fundraisers, camps, and fun activities. They donate themselves, Drew has donated millions to this charity. And not only that, after this money reaches this charity it is instantly dispersed into many other charities. One of their closest partners the Make-A-Wish program, has worked with Drew in the past. Drew has personally given money to the Make-A-Wish program and he does it

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