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Hurricane Katrina killed 1,833 people. The Boxing Day tsunami killed at least 230,000 people.

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Where more people killed by hurricane Katrina than great Galveston?

No. The Galveston hurricane killed several times more people then Hurricane Katrina.


Which was worse hurricane Katrina or hurricane ike?

Hurricane Katrina was far worse than Ike. Compare the statistics: Hurricane Katrina killed 1,836 people and caused $105 billion in damage. Hurricane Ike killed 103 and caused $37 billion in damage.


Was Katrina the deadliest hurricane?

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


Was Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Sandy worse?

Hurricane Katrina was the most expensive hurricane in terms of destruction, and it was certainly among the worst natural disasters to hit the USA since 1900. About 1800 residents of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast died, either directly or indirectly as a result of Katrina. However, Katrina was not the worst in terms of number of deaths. The Galveston Hurricane of 1900 killed an estimated 6,000 to 12,000 people, while the 1928 Okeechobee Hurricane, killed around 2,500.


Is a Katrina hurricane worst than a flood and a tornado and an earthquake and a snow storm?

There is no such things as "a Katrina hurricane." Hurricane Katrina was a particular hurricane that hit the Gulf Coast in 2005. Hurricane Katrina was worse than any tornado on record and deadlier and more destructive than any recorded snowstorm. Katrina was worse than most earthquakes, but not all. Hurricane Katrina killed about 1,800 people. Some earthquakes have had death tolls in the hundreds of thousands.

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How many people died in the Catrina tsunami?

There was not "Catrina tsunami" as tsunamis are not given names. You are most likely referring to Hurricane Katrina, which killed 1836 people in the U.S. in 2005.


Where more people killed by hurricane Katrina than great Galveston?

No. The Galveston hurricane killed several times more people then Hurricane Katrina.


Which was worse hurricane Katrina or hurricane ike?

Hurricane Katrina was far worse than Ike. Compare the statistics: Hurricane Katrina killed 1,836 people and caused $105 billion in damage. Hurricane Ike killed 103 and caused $37 billion in damage.


How many people were killed in Hurricane Katrina?

The official death toll for Hurricane Katrina is 1,836. Additionally, there are over 700 missing.


How many squirrels were killed in hurricane katrina?

thousands would have been killed


Who was killed by Katrina?

The names of people killed by Hurricane Katrina would be a long and stresful list, to me and to the families effected. However, sources generally agree that at least 1,833 people were tragically killed by the hurricane.


Were more people killed by the hurricane Katrina or by the great Galveston hurricane?

The Galveston hurricane was far deadlier, with a death toll of 6,000 to 12,000 compared to Katrina's 1,800.


Did more people got killed by hurricane Katrina than by the great Galveston hurricane?

The Galveston hurricane was actually far deadlier than hurricane Katrina. Estimates of the death toll range from 6,000 to 12,000. By contrast the death toll from Hurricane Katrina was about 1,800.


Was Katrina the deadliest hurricane?

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


How many people were killed by Hurricane katrina from in the U.S.?

Hurricane Katrine killed 1,836 people and still 700 people are missing


How many people were affected or killed by Boxing Day tsunami?

500millon


Was Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Sandy worse?

Hurricane Katrina was the most expensive hurricane in terms of destruction, and it was certainly among the worst natural disasters to hit the USA since 1900. About 1800 residents of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast died, either directly or indirectly as a result of Katrina. However, Katrina was not the worst in terms of number of deaths. The Galveston Hurricane of 1900 killed an estimated 6,000 to 12,000 people, while the 1928 Okeechobee Hurricane, killed around 2,500.