How to help people affected by Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas



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Hurricane Dorian wreaked havoc in parts of the Bahamas over the weekend, killing at least five people and leaving behind a humanitarian crisis.

The hurricane reached Category 5 at one point, with maximum winds of 185 mph, making it the most powerful storm ever recorded on the islands. Thousands of homes and businesses have been destroyed, hospitals have suffered major damage, and the vast expanses of Grand Bahama Island have been left largely impassable due to flooding and wrecks.

"It's a total devastation. It's decimated. Apocalyptic. It looks like a bomb has exploded, "told the Associated Press Lia Head-Rigby, who helps manage a local relief organization after a hurricane. "It's not about rebuilding something that was there; we must start again.

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Hurricane Dorian

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This Thursday August 29, 2019, an image provided by NASA shows a view of Hurricane Dorian from the International Space Station while it was devastating the Atlantic Ocean north of Puerto Rico. Fortunately, with little damage to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, Hurricane Dorian turned to the United States, with forecasters warning him that he would draw energy from the warm, clear getting closer. (NASA via AP)

Stores do not have bottled water while residents purchase supplies in anticipation of Hurricane Dorian in Doral, Florida on Thursday, July 29, 2019. The US National Hurricane Center says Dorian could hit the coast of Florida this weekend as a major hurricane. (AP Photo / Marcus Lim)

Buyers are preparing for Hurricane Dorian at Home Depot on Thursday, August 29, 2019 in Pembroke Pines, Florida. (AP Photo / Brynn Anderson)

On the empty shelves Costco is marked with a sign indicating that the retailer is currently empty of water before Hurricane Dorian on Thursday August 29, 2019 in Davie, Florida. (AP Photo / Brynn Anderson)

On the left, National Hurricane Center director Ken Graham watches Florida Governor Ron DeSantis talk about Tropical Storm Dorian in front of the National Hurricane Center on Thursday, August 29, 2019 in Miami. (AP Photo / Lynne Sladky)

This GOES-16 satellite image taken on Thursday, August 29, 2019 at 14:20 UTC and provided by NOAA, shows Hurricane Dorian, right, moving over the open waters of the Atlantic Ocean. The US National Hurricane Center said Dorian would become a potentially devastating Category 3 hurricane before hitting the American continent late Sunday or early Monday between somewhere between the Florida Keys and southern Georgia. (NOAA via AP)

Customers wait in long queues at Costco on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019, in Davie, Florida, while they're catering before Hurricane Dorian. (AP Photo / Brynn Anderson)

MIAMI BEACH, FL – AUGUST 30: People walk toward their boat through a flooded parking lot at the Haulover Marine Center before the arrival of Hurricane Dorian on August 30, 2019 in Miami Beach, Florida. The rising tide was at the origin of the high tide, which could cause additional problems, as Hurricane Dorian arrives in the region in the form of a possible Category 4 storm on the coast from Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle / Getty Images)

Miami Beach, Florida – August 30: Weston Rice passes through a flooded parking lot as he prepares to throw his jet ski into the water at the Haulover Marine Center before the arrival of the boat. Hurricane Dorian on August 30, 2019 in Miami Beach, Florida. The rising tide was at the origin of the high tide, which could cause additional problems, as Hurricane Dorian arrives in the region in the form of a possible Category 4 storm on the coast from Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle / Getty Images)

A man stands on the roof of a store preparing for the arrival of Hurricane Dorian at Freeport, Grand Bahama (Bahamas) on Sunday, September 1, 2019. Hurricane Dorian's still intensified on Sunday as he was heading north to the Bahamas. threatening to hit islands with Category 5 winds, violent waves and torrential rains. (AP Photo / Ramon Espinosa)

This GOES-16 satellite image taken on Sunday, September 1st, 2019 at 17:00 UTC and provided by the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), shows Hurricane Dorian, right, devastating the Atlantic Ocean. Hurricane Dorian hit northern Bahamas Sunday as a result of a catastrophic Category 5 storm; its winds blew at 185 km / h destroying roofs and destroying power lines while hundreds of people crouched in schools, churches and other shelters. (NOAA via AP)

President Donald Trump, left, listens to Kenneth Graham, director of NOAA's National Hurricane Center, briefing at a briefing on Hurricane Dorian at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Sunday, September 1, 2019 in Washington. , to Trump's right, is Acting Administrator Pete Gaynor, of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and Acting White House Chief of Staff, Mick Mulvaney, from the Trustee from the Environmental Protection Agency, Andrew Wheeler, and Neil Jacobs, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation and Forecasting. . (AP Photo / Jacquelyn Martin)

President Donald Trump speaks at a briefing on Hurricane Dorian at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019, in Washington, under the surveillance of the Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, Kevin McAleenan, left. (AP Photo / Jacquelyn Martin)

People walk on a largely deserted beach in the Atlantic Ocean on the barrier island of Vero Beach, Florida on Sunday, September 1, 2019. The barrier island is currently doing the same. subject to a voluntary evacuation and mandatory evacuation tomorrow in order to Hurricane Dorian landed. (AP Photo / Gerald Herbert)

Riviera Beach, FL – SEPTEMBER 1: Workers place shutters on the windows of a Food Mart store as the owner gets ready just in case Hurricane Dorian strikes the area on September 1, 2019 in Riviera Beach, in Florida. Dorian was to land along the Florida coast, but now he should make a sharp turn north as Florida approaches. (Photo by Joe Raedle / Getty Images)

Tree branches are visible on the road as Hurricane Dorian approaches Sept. 1, 2019 in Nassau, Bahamas. – Hurricane Dorian became a catastrophic Category 5 storm on Sunday, bringing winds of 160 km / h (267 km / h) as it was about to hit the Abaco Islands in the Bahamas, predictions announced. American weather. "# Dorian is now a Category 5 cyclist # sustained winds of 160 mph," the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said in a tweet. "The wall of the eye of this catastrophic hurricane is about to hit the Abaco Islands with devastating winds," the paper said. The storm is expected to continue on the Bahamas until Sunday and much of Monday, spilling up to 25 inches of rain in some areas and storm surges of 10 to 15 feet, forecasters said. (Photo by Lucy WORBOYS / AFP) (Photo credit must match LUCY WORBOYS / AFP / Getty Images)

Tree branches are visible on the road as Hurricane Dorian approaches Sept. 1, 2019 in Nassau, Bahamas. – Hurricane Dorian became a catastrophic Category 5 storm on Sunday, bringing winds of 160 km / h (267 km / h) as it was about to hit the Abaco Islands in the Bahamas, predictions announced. American weather. "# Dorian is now a Category 5 cyclist # sustained winds of 160 mph," the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said in a tweet. "The wall of the eye of this catastrophic hurricane is about to hit the Abaco Islands with devastating winds," the paper said. The storm is expected to continue on the Bahamas until Sunday and much of Monday, spilling up to 25 inches of rain in some areas and storm surges of 10 to 15 feet, forecasters said. (Photo by Lucy WORBOYS / AFP) (Photo credit must match LUCY WORBOYS / AFP / Getty Images)

The entrance to Wambasso Beach County Park is closed at Wambasso Beach, Florida on September 1, 2019, before Hurricane Dorian. – Hurricane Dorian unleashed "catastrophic conditions" in the north of the Bahamas, hitting the chain of low islands with devastating winds at 180 km / h (285 km / h), the most intense of its modern history. Residents of Florida, meanwhile, were preparing to face a potentially dangerous storm as she slowly headed north after overtaking the Bahamas. (Photo by Adam DelGiudice / AFP) (Photo credit should match ADAM DELGIUDICE / AFP / Getty Images)

On September 1, 2019, President of the United States, Donald Trump, receives a presentation on Hurricane Dorian at the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) on Hurricane Dorian. (Photo by Nicholas Kamm / AFP) (The photo credit should correspond to NICHOLAS KAMM / AFP / Getty Images)

On September 1, 2019, President of the United States, Donald Trump, receives a presentation on Hurricane Dorian at the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) on Hurricane Dorian. (Photo by Nicholas Kamm / AFP) (The photo credit should correspond to NICHOLAS KAMM / AFP / Getty Images)

ATLANTIC OCEAN – SEPTEMBER 1: In this NOAA GOES-East satellite image, Hurricane Dorian, now a cat. 5 storm, traces to the coast of Florida taken at 1:20 pm on September 1, 2019 in the Atlantic Ocean. A hurricane warning is in effect in most of northwestern Bahamas, which is subject to 175 mph winds. According to the National Hurricane Center, Dorian is expected to hit the United States as a Category 4 storm. (Photo courtesy of NOAA via Getty Images)




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Give money to reputable organizations

Monetary assistance can be very helpful in disaster situations, especially for people who are remote and unable to volunteer or to drop supplies. Be wary of crowdfunding links or organizations that seem suspicious. Some fraudulent sites can take advantage of a disaster situation to get people to send credit card information.

Several national and international organizations – including the Salvation Army, SBP, Heart to Heart International and International Medical Corps – are seeking donations that will be channeled to Dorian relief.

Chef and philanthropist José Andrés and his organization World Central Kitchen are organizing teams at four locations in the Bahamas to prepare meals for those affected by the storm. WCK accepts donations via its website.

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Animals saved and protected during hurricanes through history

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Flamingos gather in the Miami Metro Zoo toilet on September 25th. More than fifty pink birds were gathered in the establishment to protect themselves from Hurricane Georges, who landed in the Florida Keys. The zoo lost most of its birds during a 1992 hurricane. The officials therefore moved the birds as a precaution. Tropical storm force winds have reached the Miami metropolitan area, thus preventing humans and the beast from getting away from the elements.

GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI – SEPTEMBER 1, 2005? Animal Keeper, Shannon Huyser, touches the nose with Freebie the Sea Lion in Gulfport, Mississippi, on September 1, 2005. The animal belongs to the Marine Life Oceanarium of Gulfport and was caught in Hurricane Katrina, which hit the Gulf Coast of the United States on August 29, 2005. The storm left the animal stranded in the backyard of a house in a badly hit area, just a few miles away. blocks from the ocean. Many animals were lost or killed in the massive storm. (Photo by Amy Toensing / Corbis via Getty Images)

On February 10, 2014, the Arab horse Nasar is found in the kitchen of an old farm in Holt, in northern Germany. The owner of the horse, the doctor Stephanie Arndt, took the three-year-old to the inside of the house while Hurricane Xaver. swept over the area. Since then, Nasar likes to stay inside. AFP PHOTO / DPA / CARSTEN REHDER GERMANY (Photo credit must match CARSTEN REHDER / AFP / Getty Images)

NEW ORLEANS – MAY 22: One of the 19 penguins rescued with two sea otters following Hurricane Katrina is released in its former Aquobon Aquarium of the Americas habitat by volunteers while others swim approximately after returning to New Orleans month of refuge in California on May 22, 2006 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The rescued animals were repatriated by FedEx to New Orleans and will return to their home at the Audobon Aquarium of the Americas which will reopen on May 26. (Photo by Mario Tama / Getty Images)

Odile, this 13-day old horse was born just one day before Hurricane Odile hit Cabo San Lucas in Baja California Sur, Mexico. Her mother died during the hurricane, but she survived and was saved by an extraordinary woman.

Santa Clara, CA – SEPTEMBER 15: Robert Cadillo stands behind a dog that was moved from Hurricane Katrina sits on a table at the Silicon Valley Humane Society on September 15, 2005 in Santa Clara California. With nearly 1,000 displaced dogs and cats ready to come to the Bay Area for temporary shelter, people have announced cash donations and volunteered time in shelters around the bay. Apple Computer Co-Founder Steve Wozniak donated a check for $ 10,000 to the Humane Society Silicon Valley to support relief efforts. (Photo by David Paul Morris / Getty Images)

Two of four five-week-old squirrel kittens locked in a blanket at the Sanctuary Wildlife Protection Center in Morpeth, Northumberland, after being chased from the nest after Hurricane Katia hit the ground. England. They were rescued and taken to the Sanctuary Wildlife Protection Center, where food is provided every three hours.

NEW ORLEANS – MAY 22: Ron Forman, President and CEO of the Audobon Institute, and Heidi Munzinger, volunteer, carry two of the 19 penguins and two sea otters rescued in the aftermath of the hurricane Katrina while they arrived in New Orleans after an eight-month retreat in California May 22, 2006 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The rescued animals were repatriated by FedEx to New Orleans and must return home to Audobon on May 26. (Photo by Mario Tama / Getty Images)

PUNTA GORDA, FL – AUGUST 20: Richard Naegeli, the former director of Busch Gardens Zoo Tampa Bay, gives a helping hand to an eclectic parrot who survived Hurricane Charley on August 20, 2004 in Punta Gorda, Florida . Naegeli has on his property 65 exotic birds that were washed away by Hurricane Charley but survived. (Photo by Mario Tama / Getty Images)

Covington, USA: The victim of Hurricane Katrina, Sondra Sercovich, of Mandeville, Louisiana, is waiting for a food stamp application on September 8, 2005, and shows her new furry friend "Peanut", a baby squirrel 4 weeks old that she saved after the hurricane. The animal lover, who has 11 cats, 12 tortoises, three dogs, two chameleons and five children, keeps the squirrel warm on his chest and will integrate him into the family. , Photo AFP / PAUL J. RICHARDS (The photo credit should correspond to PAUL J. RICHARDS / AFP / Getty Images)

A piglet is seen in the trunk of a car while people were preparing to evacuate the area in anticipation of Hurricane Gustav's approach to Batabano on Cuba's south coast. , August 30, 2008. The mighty hurricane Gustav raged towards the west of Cuba on Saturday The wind speed (205 km / h) travels to the Gulf of Mexico, rich in oil, after a deadly passage in the Caribbean . REUTERS / Claudia Daut (CUBA)

PUNTA GORDA, FL – AUGUST 20: Richard Naegeli, the former director of the Busch Gardens Zoo Tampa Bay, is holding an eclectic parrot baby who survived Hurricane Charley on August 20, 2004 in Punta Gorda, Florida . Naegeli has on his property 65 exotic birds that were washed away by Hurricane Charley but survived. (Photo by Mario Tama / Getty Images)

STATES – AUGUST 31: In this US Air Force document, Airman Austin Hellweg, a special mission aviator of the 129th Rescue Squadron, carries a dog and trains a family in a Pavehawk HH-60 to extract to a safer place during Hurricane Harvey's rescue operations. , August 31, 2017, Beaumont, Texas. Relief efforts have set up a conglomerate of active units, guards and reserves from all branches helping the federal government to help Texas recover from Hurricane Harvey. (Photo by Staff Sergeant Jordan Castelan / US Air Force via Getty Images)

PUNTA GORDA, FL – AUGUST 20: Richard Naegeli, the former director of Busch Gardens Tampa Bay Zoo, points to llamas that survived Hurricane Charley on August 20, 2004 in Punta Gorda, Florida. Naegeli has on his property dozens of exotic animals that were washed away by Hurricane Charley but survived. (Photo by Mario Tama / Getty Images)

Jansen Schamp, a native of Denver, Colorado, rescues two dogs at Pine Forrest Elementary School, a shelter requiring evacuation after the flood waters caused by Hurricane Harvey reached the scene of Vidor, Texas, August 31, 2017. US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Christopher Lindahl / Handout via REUTERS. ATTENTION TO EDITORS – THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY

Navy members rescued a bird from residents' house, stuck after the overflowing of several rivers after Hurricane Karl passed through Veracruz on September 19, 2010. Hurricane Karl struck Friday the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, killing 10 people in a landslide. and quickly weakened into a tropical depression as it moved inland. REUTERS / Eliana Aponte (MEXICO – Tags: ANIMALS ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTERS)

CHAUVIN, LA – SEPTEMBER 24: Timmy Clement guides his horses to the heights when floods rise due to a tax levy on September 24, 2005 in Chauvin, Louisiana. Hurricane Rita caused considerable damage when he crossed southern Texas and Louisiana. (Photo by Sandy Huffaker / Getty Images)

Handlers sit on a pickup truck with two crocodiles in La Antigua on September 23, 2010. According to local media reports, more than 100 crocodiles were found after the escape of at least 280 crocodiles from a Mexican shelter located in near the Gulf of Mexico, as a result of major floods. Hurricane Karl. REUTERS / Oscar Martinez (MEXICO – Tags: ANIMALS OF THE ENVIRONMENT)

A puppy stands on a truck carrying people who need to be evacuated from the area in anticipation of Hurricane Gustav's approach to Batabano, on the south coast of Cuba, on August 30, 2008. The mighty hurricane Gustav rushed to the west of Cuba on Saturday at 20 km / h (205 km / h) heading for the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico after a deadly passage in the Caribbean. REUTERS / Claudia Daut (CUBA)

An animal belonging to the evacuees is sitting in a crate at the Delco Center, east of Austin, on Thursday, August 31, 2017. The Austin Animal Center helps take care of animals since the 39th. opening of the shelter for evacuees of Hurricane Harvey. / AFP PHOTO / SUZANNE CORDEIRO (The photo credit should correspond to SUZANNE CORDEIRO / AFP / Getty Images)

NEW ORLEANS – SEPTEMBER 10: Glen Ladner of Arkansans for Animals Inc. brings out several exotic birds from a home located at Lake Forest Estates on September 10, 2005 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The volunteers found thousands of animals, ranging from dogs and cats to pigs and goats, and took them to temporary shelters near New Orleans for cleaning and feeding. (Photo by Lawrence Jenkins / Getty Images)

An animal belonging to the evacuees is sitting in a crate at the Delco Center, east of Austin, on Thursday, August 31, 2017. The Austin Animal Center helps take care of animals since the 39th. opening of the shelter for evacuees of Hurricane Harvey. / AFP PHOTO / SUZANNE CORDEIRO (The photo credit should correspond to SUZANNE CORDEIRO / AFP / Getty Images)

USA – CIRCA 2002: Abandoned dogs rescued from flood waters mounted on the bow of a fishing boat in the submerged Midtown district in the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. Residents who evacuated the Big Easy as a result of Hurricane Katrina were not allowed to grab their animals, many were forced to choose between staying in their barely habitable house or leave their beloved pets. (Photo by Corey Sipkin / NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)

NEW ORLEANS – MAY 22: One of the 19 penguins rescued with two sea otters following Hurricane Katrina walks on the tarmac after returning to New Orleans after an eight-month refuge in California on the 22nd. May 2006 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The rescued animals were repatriated by FedEx to New Orleans and will return to their home at the Audobon Aquarium of the Americas which will reopen on May 26. (Photo by Mario Tama / Getty Images)

NBC NEWS – Pictured: "Katrina Baby Dolphins & # 39; – Two of the dolphins washed away by the sea in their Gulfport, Mississippi aquarium, during Hurricane Katrina had babies. They are 7-9 days old and now live in a habitat at Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas. Photos taken on April 13, 2007 (Photo by AJ Goodwin / NBC / NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

Greg Austin, of Avon, North Carolina, captures the day while he rescues a carp from a drainage ditch along Highway 12 on Monday, August 29, 2011. Several Big fish were washed away by a pond during Hurricane Irene's storm. (Chuck Liddy / Raleigh News & Observer / MCT via Getty Images)

Virginia Beach, Virginia – August 28: This wounded gull sits near an area that has experienced some minor floods. Two residents subsequently rescued the injured bird at the wing. The day after Irene reached Virginia Beach, we inspected the area. (Photo by Michael Williamson / The Washington Post via Getty Images)

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – AUGUST 28: After finding a wounded gull sitting near a lightly flooded area, Greg Petersen wrapped the bird for transport to an animal rescue center. The bird had an injured wing. The day after Irene reached Virginia Beach, we inspected the area. (Photo by Michael Williamson / The Washington Post via Getty Images)

A dolphin stranded on the beach during Hurricane Irene is helped by Crew Hayes, from left to right, Jeff Hayes, Damon Ahrendt, Valerie Real and Brad Doerr along the beach in Avon, North Carolina, United States, Sunday, August 28, 2011. Hurricane Irene has weakened into a tropical storm and landed in New York with winds of 105 km (65 km) hour after having cut off the current on Long Island and caused floods in New Jersey. Photographer: Ted Richardson / Bloomberg via Getty Images

Angie Kelly helps pull the dogs out of the pens behind her home in Pearlington, Mississippi on Wednesday, July 25, 2012. Hancock County officials confiscated Wednesday 41 dogs from the woman's home. Kelly said she's been dealing with abandoned dogs since Hurricane Katrina. (John Fitzhugh / Biloxi Sun Herald / MCT via Getty Images)

POYDRAS, LA – SEPTEMBER 04: A wounded horse, named Mooch, recovers at the Poydras Arena after being rescued after being rescued in the mud of the floods caused by Hurricane Isaac in Plaquemines Parish on September 4, 2012 at Poydras, Louisiana. Members of the agricultural and veterinary staff of the University of Louisiana and local volunteers recover stranded horses in the parish of Plaquemines. (Photo by Mario Tama / Getty Images)

Stephanie Arndt invited her Arabian horse Nasar into the salon of her former farm in Holt, North Germany, on February 10, 2014. The owner of the horse, medical doctor Stephanie Arndt, took the girl to Inside house while Hurricane Xaver & # 39; swept the region. Since then, Nasar likes to stay inside. AFP PHOTO / DPA / CARSTEN REHDER GERMANY (Photo credit must match CARSTEN REHDER / AFP / Getty Images)

On February 10, 2014, the Arabian horse Nasar stands in the hallway of an old farm in Holt, in northern Germany. The owner of the horse, doctor Stephanie Arndt, took the three-year-old to the inside of the house while Hurricane Xaver. swept over the area. Since then, Nasar likes to stay inside. AFP PHOTO / DPA / CARSTEN REHDER GERMANY (Photo credit must match CARSTEN REHDER / AFP / Getty Images)

LUMBERTON, NC – OCTOBER 12: A man rescues a dog from flood waters on October 12, 2016 in Lumberton, North Carolina. The heavy rains of Hurricane Matthew have come to an end this weekend, but floods are still expected for several days in North Carolina. (Photo by Sean Rayford / Getty Images)




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Make significant donations

In the event of a disaster, it is essential to determine what supplies are really needed and where to donate them so that organizations are not overburdened with superfluous goods.

The city of Miami organizes a fundraiser in collaboration with its fire department and local churches. The #BahamaStrong coalition requests donations from:

  • L & # 39; water
  • Canned products
  • Can-opener
  • Mosquito spray
  • Solar cream
  • Layers
  • Baby formula
  • First aid items
  • Flashlights
  • Battery
  • Small generators

A list of drop-off locations can be found on the city's website.

Florida State Representative Shevrin Jones (D) also announced a donation campaign organized by the Emergency Operations Center of the Miami Dade community.

In addition to financial assistance, the Bahamas Red Cross is requesting donations of non-perishable goods, baby supplies, cleaning products and bedding.

Register to volunteer

For those who are able to give their time, consider volunteering to help with relief. The Bahamas Red Cross accepts applications from volunteers, as does the All Hands and Hearts disaster relief organization. As mentioned by All Hands and Hearts on its website, relief agencies always assess needs on the ground. Do not book flights to the islands until you know where you need them.

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15 of the deadliest American hurricanes

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Hurricane Hugo, 1989: 21 dead

Hurricane Hugo made landfall as a category 4 storm in South Carolina. In the United States, he made 21 dead and 7.1 billion worth of damage. At the time, it was the most expensive storm in the history of the United States.

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Tropical Storm Allison, 2001: 41 dead

Although not an official hurricane, Allison is considered the most expensive and deadliest tropical storm in US history, killing 41 people and more than $ 5 billion worth of damage. . The storm started in the Gulf of Mexico, near Texas, then headed east, causing floods similar to the one pictured here in Houston, Texas.

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Hurricane Irene, 2011: 56 dead

Hurricane Irene, the first storm to hit the United States since Ike three years earlier, landed in North Carolina as a Category 1 storm. The storm finally made its way up to New York, causing floods – like those described here in Puerto Rico – and causing total damage of $ 7.3 billion.

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Hurricane Floyd, 1999: 57 dead

Hurricane Floyd was a catastrophic storm because of the rain. The rain caused extreme flooding from North Carolina as the Category 2 storm moved up the east coast.

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Great Atlantic Hurricane, 1944: 64 dead

The Great Atlantic Hurricane of 1944 was also devastating for New England, killing 64 people and more than $ 100 million worth of damage. The storm was Class 3 as it accelerated the coast, hitting the Carolinas, Rhode Island and Long Island before moving to Maine Category 2.

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Hurricane Agnes, 1972: 122 dead

Hurricane Agnes, as shown in this picture, penetrated up to Pennsylvania. Although this is only a Category 1 storm (with winds of 74 to 95 mph), it still caused 122 fatalities and $ 2.1 billion in damage.

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Hurricane Ike, 2008: 195 dead

The third most expensive storm in the history of the United States, with $ 29.5 billion in damage, occurred in September 2008. Departing from the west coast of Africa, the Hurricane Ike crossed the Caribbean and the Gulf, causing a Category 2 storm in Texas. .

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Hurricane Camille, 1969: 256 dead

Hurricane Camille was formed in the Gulf of Mexico and hit the Mississippi as a Category 5 storm. Camille caused more than 256 deaths and made the second hurricane the second most intense to hit the United States.

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New England, 1938: 256 dead

Nicknamed "Long Island Express", the storm hit Puerto Rico as a Category 5 storm before bursting to the north and hitting Long Island, New York and Connecticut as a Category 3 hurricane. is responsible for more than 256 deaths.

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Hurricane Sandy, 2012: 285 deaths

With $ 71.4 billion in damage, Hurricane Sandy was the second most expensive hurricane in the history of the United States. The Category 1 storm hit New York City, flooding the city's transportation systems and destroying thousands of homes.

It seems more and more that Hurricane Joaquin is not coming to land in the United States and is joining the list of the most horrible storms in US history.

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Hurricane Audrey, 1957: 416 deaths

The United States began naming storms with women's names beginning in 1953. Hurricane Audrey, the first storm of the 1957 hurricane season, was the deadliest of the 1950s. It originated in the Gulf from Mexico and landed in Texas as a Category 4 storm. This image of the storm shows how much hurricane imagery has arrived.

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Atlantic-Gulf, 1919: 600 to 900 dead

This Category 4 storm swept the Gulf of Mexico just under Key West, Florida (photo), to a Category 3 storm in Corpus Christi, Texas. Between 600 and 900 people died in this storm.

Hurricane Katrina, 2005: 1,200 deaths

Hurricane Katrina is probably the best-known storm of the 21st century. The storm made landfall in Category 5 near Miami before hitting Louisiana as a Category 3 storm. Katrina was the third deadliest and most expensive hurricane in US history, with more than 1,200 dead and 108 billion worth of damage.

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San Felipe Okeechobee, 1928: 2,500 deaths

This hurricane was the second deadliest in the history of the United States, with more than 2,500 deaths. The Category 4 storm landed in Palm Beach on September 10, 1928. Puerto Rico was also hard hit, with winds reaching 144 mph.

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Galveston, Texas in 1900: 8,000 to 12,000 deaths

The most deadly hurricane in US history occurred at the turn of the 20th century. The Category 4 Hurricane 5 – with winds ranging from 130 to 150 mph – landed at Galveston, Texas (pictured), then headed north across the Great Plains. . Between 8,000 and 12,000 people died in the storm.

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