More than 1,400 people lost their lives. It has become the global symbol of American dysfunction and government neglect. At every level and in every function, from engineering to social policy to basic logistics, dysfunctions and failures were exposed before, during and after Katrina. With 80 percent of the city underwater, the road to reconstruction has been slow. Of the 140,000 applicants, only 22,000 families received funds to renovate their homes and spent only 1.3 billion of the total allocated. Many people are still displaced, many are still waiting for their homes to be rebuilt, neighborhoods are still in ruins and businesses are still trying to rebuild, but for some the situation remains.