It killed 26 people by direct effects, and 39 indirectly.
Hurricane Andrew hits 26 direct, 39 indirect.
It killed 26 people by direct effects, and 39 indirectly.
5 thousand people were left homeless after the hurricane.
over 2,000 houses
No. Hurricane Andrew is nowhere near being the deadliest hurricane. Andrew killed 26 people directly and led to additional 39 indirect deaths. The deadliest hurricane to hit the U.S. was the Galveston hurricane of 1900, which killed at least 8,000 people and possibly as many as 1,200. The deadliest known Atlantic hurricane was the Great hurricane of 1780 with at least 22,000 fatalities. The deadliest tropical cyclone (generic term for hurricane, typhoon, etc.) on record was the Bhola cyclone of 1970, which killed at least 300,000 people.
Hurricane Dean happened in August of 2007. The storm resulted in at least 45 fatalities and damage of $1.66 billion.
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It killed 26 people by direct effects, and 39 indirectly.
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195 deaths. 34 people are still missing.
83 deaths and 1,897 injuries
83 deaths and 1,897 injuries
5 thousand people were left homeless after the hurricane.
Like many hurricanes, Hurricane Andrew was carried west by the trade winds, which blow toward the west. The trade winds are the main winds of the tropics.
40 direct and 5 indirect
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over 2,000 houses
No. Katrina was far worse than Andrew, causing more than twice the damage and more than 50 times as many deaths.