While it is not quite among the deadliest hurricanes of all time, the extensive destruction caused by Katrina makes it by far the costliest in terms of economic damages.
The most severe effects of Maria were felt by Puerto Rico, where Maria severely damaged the infrastructure, leaving countless citizens without power for extended periods.
Maria was also the most costly hurricane in modern history for the island territory. Fortunately, thanks to efforts funded by the federal government, Puerto Rico has seen a slow, but steady recovery, with power being entirely restored. Fifi triggered landslides and flash floods, which swept through crop fields and small towns throughout the region. Dozens of villages in Honduras were completely wiped out. Twenty-three hundred people were killed when a natural dam in Choloma gave way to the flooding and burst.
The impact of Fifi sparked a series of reconstruction projects among the villages of Honduras, which succeeded in rebuilding housing and infrastructure across the nation.
Though Galveston had endured many tropical storms since its founding, the Hurricane was in a class of its own, and the ensuing foot storm surge wiped out the city, destroying 3, buildings. Galveston was the deadliest natural disaster in the United States history at the time. Flash flooding and landslides caused by Mitch destroyed thousands of homes, rendering 20 percent of the population homeless.
On January 25, , in Birmingham, Alabama, 9, residents experienced what was called a "large and extremely dangerous" tornado that destroyed parts of Jefferson County. According to the National…. Premature babies often require additional nutrition to suppor. Menu Close Search. Back Locations. Back Alabama. Back Florida. Back Georgia. Back Indiana. Back Kentucky. Back Massachusetts.
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Back Workplace. Back Business Litigation. Back Civil Rights. Back Consumer. Back Defective Products. A Harvard study estimated that the hurricane actually caused 4, deaths due to lack of medical care and loss of basic utilities caused by power outages. The storm caused the largest power blackout in US history and the second-largest in the world, according to CNN.
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Over the past plus years, the United States has been hit by some of its worst hurricanes. In , the Galveston Hurricane killed between 6, and 12, people. Visit Insider's homepage for more stories. The Galveston Hurricane of was, and still is, the deadliest hurricane to hit the United States.
A large section of Galveston was destroyed by the storm. The Miami Hurricane of crippled Florida for decades. The Okeechobee Hurricane of was the second-deadliest hurricane to hit the US. The winds were so powerful that they swept an car passenger train off its tracks. Hurricane Camille had the highest speeds of any hurricane to hit the US when it made landfall in In the days following Camille, fresh water was scarce for survivors. In the aftermath, citizens tried to return to everyday activities.
When it hit Florida, Hurricane Andrew had winds strong enough to blow this sailboat ashore. Andrew negatively impacted both the economy and environment of Florida. When it hit Louisiana in , Hurricane Katrina claimed more than 1, lives. It also became the costliest storm to make landfall in the US. Thousands of people took shelter in New Orleans' Superdome.
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