Loss of life was minimal thanks to evacuation efforts.
A second evacuation effort started after the fall of France.
However, by evening, eleven hours after evacuation efforts began, the Superdome held 10,000 more people than it did at dawn.
High winds prior to the storm's development encumbered evacuation efforts.
But we no longer have enough ships at our disposal for an evacuation effort.
Meanwhile, three other special flights departed Iraq during the evening as part of the general evacuation effort.
Others all over the city were coordinating evacuation efforts for the humans.
"I won't debate the logistics of helping the evacuation effort from Yellowstone," he said.
As a result, evacuation efforts would begin 16 to 18 hours before the predicted landfall.
Nonetheless, the evacuation effort has been a tedious and complicated one.