America marks the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.3K Ratings
🗓️ 28 August 2025
⏱️ 31 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Twenty years on, Americans remember Hurricane Katrina, which killed nearly 1,800 people and caused $125bn in damage to the city of New Orleans. Also: the battle over control of the US's public health agency, and the hunt in New Zealand for a partner for a rare snail.
The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight.
Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment. Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | You're listening to the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:04.8 | Hello, I'm Oliver Conway. This edition is published in the early hours of Friday, the 29th of August. |
| 0:10.5 | 20 years on from Hurricane Katrina, we hear how New Orleans has recovered. |
| 0:15.6 | UN experts say Palestinians have been disappearing at food distribution centres in Gaza. |
| 0:20.6 | Israel denies involvement. |
| 0:22.7 | And Rohingya refugees tell us how they were dumped in the sea by the Indian authorities. |
| 0:30.1 | Also in the podcast is giving cash the best way to end homelessness. |
| 0:35.1 | I was like, oh my goodness, this is a weight of my mind. |
| 0:38.8 | Wow. |
| 0:39.7 | It came at the perfect time. |
| 0:41.2 | There's no words to describe leaving the stress behind. |
| 0:44.5 | And? |
| 0:45.3 | A right-handed and a right-handed snail can sort of fit together like puzzle pieces, |
| 0:51.3 | but a lefty can't. |
| 0:53.1 | If they try to get with a righty, it's a bit awkward. |
| 0:56.7 | The New Zealanders helping try to find a mate for a rare snail. |
| 1:05.9 | But first, it was one of the worst natural disasters ever to hit the United States. |
| 1:11.3 | Twenty years ago today, at just after six in the morning, Hurricane Katrina made landfall |
| 1:16.3 | in the state of Louisiana. New Orleans was spared a direct hit, but its flood defences were |
| 1:22.0 | overwhelmed by the storm surge and heavy rain. The city, which sits partly below sea level, was inundated, |
| 1:29.0 | triggering one of the largest population displacement since the Great Depression. |
| 1:33.3 | 1,800 people died across the region, and the storm caused well over $100 billion worth of damage. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from BBC, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of BBC and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.