Reuters reported the current death toll.
The recovery of Katrina's victims speeded up in the last two days. As of Thursday, Mississippi had recorded 201 deaths and Louisiana 118, while other affected states had much lower numbers.
Let's assume that the death toll quintuples to 500. How many people were evacuated after the hurricane?
Rescuers plucked thousands more from streets, levees, roads and rooftops. At least 32,000 were rescued and another 70,000 were evacuated from New Orleans after the storm, according to official figures.
That would make the evacuation 99.5% successful, 99.9% successful if you include the pre-hurricane evacuation!
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