Definition of veto for English Language Learners. : 1  a decision by a person in authority to not allow or approve something (such as a new law) : 2  the right or power of a person in authority to decide that something (such as a new law) will not be approved.
Even five years after Hurricane Katrina, the names of hundreds of the dead remain a mystery and the death toll is mired in dispute. Of an estimated 1,464 victims officially recognized by the state of Louisiana, more than 500 names have not been publicly released.
EQECAT estimates Katrina caused $14 billion to $22 billion in wind-related damage to the Gulf Coast, plus up to $2 billion in damage when it made initial landfall in Florida as a relatively modest Category 1 hurricane.ut even counting only the damage from the hurricaneâs intense wind and flood surge, it seems clear Katrina will exceed the damage caused by Hurricane Andrew in 1992, which cost the insurance industry $21.5 billion in inflation-adjusted dollars.