The natural catastrophe of New Orleans made clear the consequences of creating a city under a mangrove and below sea level. Hurricane Katrina destroyed the city, which had 80% of its territory flooded. This has caused many deaths, destruction and economic damage to the country.
Therefore, planners in a new port city must take into account that the city must have infrastructure to withstand a magnitude 5 hurricane, which may happen again. The construction of stronger containment barriers, a water drainage system and preferably, build the houses on a higher level than the sea.
