Hurricane Katrina

===International response===
{{Main|International response to Hurricane Katrina}}
[[File:Canadian relief transport.jpg|thumb|[[United States Navy]] personnel unload [[Canada|Canadian]] relief supplies from a [[Royal Canadian Air Force]] transport aircraft in [[Pensacola, Florida]].]]

Over seventy countries pledged monetary donations or other assistance. Cuba and Venezuela (both considered as hostile to US government interest) were the first countries to offer assistance, pledging over $1 million, several mobile hospitals, water treatment plants, canned food, [[bottled water]], heating oil, 1,100 doctors and 26.4 metric tons of medicine, though this aid was rejected by the U.S. government.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080614224742/http://english.aljazeera.net/English/archive/archive?ArchiveId=14771 "Venezuela and Cuba offer US aid"]. [[Al Jazeera Media Network|Al Jazeera]], September 7, 2005. Retrieved on April 14, 2010.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071105025006/http://www.freepeoplesmovement.org/fpm/page.php?56 "Venezuela and Cuba offer aid to Katrina victims"]. [[Free Press (publisher)|The Free Press]], Volume 1, Issue 4. Retrieved on April 14, 2010.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080616014353/http://www.pww.org/article/view/7693/1/285/ "From abroad, offers of aid for Katrina victims"]. [[People's Weekly World]], September 10, 2005. Retrieved on April 14, 2010.</ref><ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2005-09-02-katrinaworldhelps_x.htm "France, Cuba, Venezuela among those offering aid"]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110211010746/http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2005-09-02-katrinaworldhelps_x.htm |date=February 11, 2011}} ''[[USA Today]]'', September 2, 2005. Retrieved on August 5, 2007.</ref> Kuwait made the largest single pledge, $500 million; other large donations were made by Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (each $100 million), South Korea ($30 million), Australia ($10 million), India, China (both $5 million), New Zealand ($2 million),<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0509/S00159.htm |title=Scoop: Further NZ assistance in wake of Hurricane Katrina |publisher=Scoop.co.nz |date=September 6, 2005 |author=New Zealand Government |access-date=October 27, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090309085157/http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0509/S00159.htm |archive-date=March 9, 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref> Pakistan ($1.5 million),<ref>Staff Writer. [https://web.archive.org/web/20071222192047/http://usembassy.state.gov/pakistan/h05090802.html "U.S. Grateful for Pakistan's Assistance for Hurricane Katrina Victims"]. Embassy of the United States. September 8, 2005. Retrieved on April 14, 2010.</ref> Norway ($1.8 million),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.regjeringen.no/nb/dokumentarkiv/Regjeringen-Bondevik-II/smk/Nyheter-og-pressemeldinger/2005/katastroferammede_i_usa_far_hjelp.html?id=257645|title=Katastroferammede i USA får hjelp fra Norge på 10 millioner kroner|date=October 24, 2006|access-date=November 16, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103025556/http://www.regjeringen.no/nb/dokumentarkiv/Regjeringen-Bondevik-II/smk/Nyheter-og-pressemeldinger/2005/katastroferammede_i_usa_far_hjelp.html?id=257645|archive-date=January 3, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> and Bangladesh ($1 million).<ref>Staff Writer. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4215820.stm "Asian nations offer U.S. assistance"]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050908064210/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4215820.stm |date=September 8, 2005}} ''BBC News''. September 5, 2005. Retrieved on June 5, 2006.</ref>

India sent tarps, blankets, and hygiene kits. An [[Indian Air Force]] IL-76 aircraft delivered 25 tonnes of relief supplies for the Hurricane Katrina victims at the [[Little Rock Air Force Base]], Arkansas, on September 13, 2005.

Israel sent an [[Israel Defense Forces|IDF]] delegation to New Orleans to transport aid equipment including 80 tons of food, disposable diapers, beds, blankets, generators and additional equipment which were donated from different governmental institutions, civilian institutions, and the IDF.<ref>Ministry of Foreign Affairs. [http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/About+the+Ministry/MFA+Spokesman/2005/Israeli+aid+to+Hurricane+Katrina+victims+5-Sep-2005.htm "Israel Aids Hurricane Katrina Victims"]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060820035007/http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/About+the+Ministry/MFA+Spokesman/2005/Israeli+aid+to+Hurricane+Katrina+victims+5-Sep-2005.htm |date=August 20, 2006}} ''[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Israel)|MFA]]''. September 5, 2005. Retrieved on December 17, 2006.</ref> The Bush Administration announced in mid-September that it did not need Israeli divers and physicians to come to the United States for search and rescue missions, but a small team landed in New Orleans on September 10 to give assistance to operations already underway. The team administered first aid to survivors, rescued [[abandoned pets]] and discovered hurricane victims.<ref>Jewish Virtual Library. [https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Politics/Katrianaid.html "Israel's Aid to Hurricane Katrina Victims"]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906125044/http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Politics/Katrianaid.html |date=September 6, 2015}} ''[[Jewish Virtual Library]]''.</ref>

Countries like Sri Lanka, which was still recovering from the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami|Indian Ocean Tsunami]], also offered to help. [[Canadian response to Hurricane Katrina|Canada]], [[Mexican response to Hurricane Katrina|Mexico]], [[Singaporean response to Hurricane Katrina|Singapore]], and [[Germany]] sent supplies, relief personnel (like [[Technisches Hilfswerk]]), troops, ships and water pumps to aid in the disaster recovery. Belgium sent in a team of relief personnel. The United Kingdom's donation of 350,000 emergency meals did not reach victims because of laws regarding [[mad cow disease]].<ref>Staff Writer. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4344168.stm "U.S. rejects British Katrina beef"]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070319174856/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4344168.stm |date=March 19, 2007}} ''BBC News''. October 15, 2005.</ref>

Russia's initial offer of two jets was declined by the U.S. State Department but accepted later. The French offer was also declined and requested later.<ref>Staff Writer. [http://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/09/04/katrina.world.aid "U.S. receives aid offers from around the world"]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060513192039/http://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/09/04/katrina.world.aid/ |date=May 13, 2006}} ''CNN''. September 4, 2005. Retrieved on June 5, 2006.</ref>