Hurricane Katrina killed 1,833 people. The Boxing Day tsunami killed at least 230,000 people.
No. The Galveston hurricane killed several times more people then Hurricane Katrina.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
No. The Galveston hurricane killed several times more people then Hurricane Katrina.
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.
The official death toll for Hurricane Katrina is 1,836. Additionally, there are over 700 missing.
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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.
The Galveston hurricane was far deadlier, with a death toll of 6,000 to 12,000 compared to Katrina's 1,800.
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.
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
Hurricane Katrine killed 1,836 people and still 700 people are missing
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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.