As of January 22, 2009, NOAA reports that Hurricane Gustav was directly responsible for the following deaths:
[Total - 112] USA - 11 (Louisiana 7, Florida 4) Haiti - 77 Jamaica - 15 Dominican Republic - 8 At sea deaths - 1
No, Hurricane Katrina killed 1,844 people.
The Galveston Hurricane of 1900 was the deadliest Hurricane in U.S. history. The exact death toll is unknown but, but at least 6,000 were killed, possibly as many as 12,000.
The deadliest hurricane ever recorded was the Bhola Cyclone (hurricanes are called cyclones in the Indian ocean). It struck Bangladesh in 1970, killing as many as 500,000 people.
Hurricane Katrina killed a total of 1,836 people.
The Great Galveston hurricane of 1900 killed at least 8,000 people, possibly as many as 12,000. So it still holds the title of the deadliest hurricane in U.S. history.
Yes, there were about 1,833 deaths in Katrina, it was a very tragic hurricane...:(
Not at all. Gustav killed about 100, but Katrina killed a few thousand.
The events of Hurricane Katrina resulted in far more fatalities, with at least 1,833 confirmed dead, than Hurricane Andrew, which resulted in 67 fatalities.
No. The Galveston hurricane was far deadlier.It killed at least 6,000 people and possibly as many as 12,000. Hurricane Katrina killed about 1,800 people.
No. Hurricane Katrina killed about 1,800 people. The Galveston hurricane killed at least 6,000 people and possibly as many as 12,000.
Yes.
no it was not. it was one of the deadliest though
Hurricane Katrina was the deadliest and most destructive Atlantic hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season
I think it's Katrina, and the deadliest hurricane was a hurricane in Galveston,Texas in 1900.
Hurricane Katrina was the deadliest and most destructive Atlantic hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season
Cyclone Nargis with over 138,000 deaths was far deadlier then Hurricane Katrina, with 1836 deaths. The deadliest tropical cyclone, however as the Bhola cyclone, with 300,000 to 500,000 deaths
no it was not. it was one of the deadliest though
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina was the deadliest and most destructive Atlantic hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season
Hurricane Katrina was the deadliest and most destructive Atlantic hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. It was the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States
I think it's Katrina, and the deadliest hurricane was a hurricane in Galveston,Texas in 1900.
No. Hurricane Katrina is still by far the most destructive hurricane in U.S. history and one of the deadliest. Hurricane Sandy is the second most destructive on record.
Looking at historical records, not. Hurricane Katrina was the costliest hurricane in U.S. history in terms of property damage, with damage totaling $105 billion, but it was by no means the deadliest. The death toll of Hurricane Katrina was 1,836. Compare that with the deadliest U.S. hurricane, the Great Galveston hurricane of 1900, which killed at least 6,000. The deadliest Atlantic hurricane on record killed more than 20,000 people in 1780. The deadliest tropical cyclone (the generic term for storms such as hurricanes) on record was the Bhola Cyclone of 1970, which killed over 300,000 people in what is now Bangladesh.
total property damage was estimated at $81 billion (2005 USD) Hurricane Katrina was the deadliest and most destructive Atlantic hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season
Hurricane Katrina was the deadliest and most destructive Atlantic hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season
Hurricane Katrina was the costliest U.S. natural disaster, and one of the deadliest. So it ranks as one of the worst U.S. disasters, but probably not the worst.
total property damage was estimated at $81 billion (2005 USD) Hurricane Katrina was the deadliest and most destructive Atlantic hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season At least 1,833 people died in the hurricane and subsequent floods,
Cyclone Nargis with over 138,000 deaths was far deadlier then Hurricane Katrina, with 1836 deaths. The deadliest tropical cyclone, however as the Bhola cyclone, with 300,000 to 500,000 deaths