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Was Andrew the worst hurricane ever?

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14y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

No. Hurricane Andrew caused less than half the damage the Hurricane Katrina did and had a direct death toll of 26, with 39 indirect deaths. Be comparison other hurricanes, including Katrina, have had death tolls over 1,000.

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