How did Hurricane Katrina create both push and pull factors for migration into and out of New Orleans?
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Push – Pull factors in migration as a result of hurricane Katrina.
Hurricane Katrina which struck the east coast of the US in August 2005 affected New Orleans, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama the most. It caused wide-spread death and destruction estimated at 125 billion US dollars.
The aftermath of the hurricane saw a large number of the population migrating to other parts of the US in search of jobs and also to escape from disease and lack of other basic facilities. It had taken some time for the administration to restore basic facilities including health facilities. This ‘push’ in migration also resulted in a ‘pull’ of migrants to fill the void created by the absence of the population who had left these areas. Migrants who came in at this stage filled up vacancies mostly in the health and sanitation sector. They were also required to fill in vacancies in other commercial sectors.
About 1,800 lives were lost in this disaster.
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Explanation:
After the Katrina Hurricane, there has been a large number of people migrating to and from New Orleans. Many people have migrated from New Orleans due to lack of resources and due to insecurity feeling that has developed among the people.
On the other hand, many people have migrated to New Orleans as well due to decreased rates of property, and due to increased employment in the rehabilitation and renovation sector.