As the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina approaches, the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) has compiled an extraordinary remembrance material featuring the resilient voices of current MEMA employees who experienced Katrina firsthand—either living on the Mississippi Gulf Coast or working in emergency response during the storm. Through their stories, we look back on the devastation, the recovery, and the enduring spirit that emerged from one of the most defining moments in Mississippi’s history. View this powerful compilation here. https://www.msema.org/mema-remembers-hurricane-katrina
Katrina not only changed the way the nation and the world viewed emergency management it brought children’s needs in disasters into focus. To remember the impact on children, learn more about their real-world lived experiences.
Katrina Two Years In the Life of a Child:
Seventeen Years Later HBO film “Katrina’s Babies”asks child hurricane survivors how they feel:
Beyond the storm: Katrina’s camera reunite 20 years later:
15 years later how the lost were found (NCMEC)
Call to Action:
- We encourage you to view these testimonials and gain insight into how Katrina changed emergency management and the importance of addressing disaster-related needs.
- Please re-share generously
- Promote engagement with these materials in social media and use as examples in presentations and workshop discussions.
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