(Chicago, IL, August 31, 2005) – Disaster Kleenup Internationalhas responded in force to the significant emergency responsechallenges created by Hurricane Katrina.

The most destructive storm to hit the U.S. mainland sinceHurricane Andrew in 1992, Katrina may end up being the most costlynatural disaster in US history. The storm left a path ofdestruction, flooding, and property loss that cut through thenorthern Gulf coast from west of New Orleans to east of Mobile, AL,before heading north through the eastern half of the country. Thecities of New Orleans, LA; Biloxi, MS; and Gulfport, MS are amongthe larger metropolitan areas that will be forever changed by thestorm's intensity. The current estimated costs of the storm rangefrom $10B to $25B.

Before Katrina landed, local DKI members were already preparingfor the storms' assault. Water removal and drying equipment weremoved into mobile trailers, commercial structures were boarded upwhere DKI had pre-disaster plans in place, and contingency resourceplans were put into action.