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Evaluation of 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina Disaster in USA Submitted by Name of Student Institution Class The September 11 2001 attacks and the Hurricane Katrina disaster have been among the worlds deadliest disasters that the human population has experienced in the last century. These disasters have been grave in the sense that their impact has had tremendous negative effects on not only the affected population but also the entire world. Their impact ranges from thousands of deaths to destruction of billions worth of property from long-lived psychological and health complications to strained political relations between states. The two disasters are both natural and man-made disasters. Political and geographical reasons/ explanations have thus been used to describe/ explain the causes of the disasters. This paper will evaluate the psychological impact of each disaster on those affected, the manner in which various state and non-state agencies handled these impacts and the role played by the media in the recovery from psychological trauma for the victims. Summary of the September 11 2001 attacks and the Hurricane Katrina disaster The September 11 2001 attacks This was a man-made c