Outcome: Although, Search and Rescue teams were dispatched immediately, there was no place to put survivors. The Superdome was the designated shelter during the hurricane. Yet, emergency management officials intended to utilize the Superdome only during the hurricane; it filled up quickly once flood victims were added. Because flooding was not planned for, the Superdome lacked a steady supply of essential resources (e.g. food, water, toilet paper, and baby supplies). Once the Superdome was full, first responders set up impromptu shelters for victims. These collection points included the sides of highways. Because first responders did not and could not let emergency management officials know that these collection points had been set up (due
