The 10 deadliest hurricanes since the beginning of climate records

ArabiaWeather.com - Osama Al Tarifi - We often hear about hurricanes hitting a number of countries and islands, but no one with us will understand the word hurricane except for the people who lived through these hurricanes. Strong hurricanes usually lead to thousands of deaths and the erasure of entire regions from the surface of the earth!

According to climate records, the following hurricanes are considered the strongest ever in terms of intensity of impact and number of deaths:

Cyclone Bhola (1970)

He won the title of the most deadly tropical cyclone ever recorded in 1970, as it passed Bangladesh and western India on November 12, and although the number of victims is not known, it is estimated at 300 to 500 thousand people, which makes it the largest fatal disaster in modern times. The hurricane was not It was huge and was classified as a Category 3 hurricane, but its surge flooded low-lying islands in the Ganges River delta, wiping out villages and crops from the face of the earth.

Hurricane Nina (1975)

Although Hurricane Nina was not as famous as the rest of the usual hurricanes, it emerged on the scene fatally in 1975, when it struck China with force and speed, destroying the water dam "Banqiao", which led to a great flood that destroyed a series of dams and caused massive destruction, with a death toll of more than 100,000. person, making it the second most deadly typhoon (the name given to hurricanes that appear near the equator in the western Pacific and Indian oceans).

Hurricane Kenna (2002)

Hurricane Kina, which appeared on October 25, 2002, was a Category 5 hurricane in the hurricane strength standard and was the third strongest hurricane coming from the Pacific Ocean hitting the western coast of Mexico at a speed of 140 mph with a length of 16 feet, causing
Damage along the coast of Mexico amounted to $101 million

Hurricane Pauline (1997)

One of the Pacific hurricanes that had a share of the devastation enabled it to obtain a place in the list of the most dangerous hurricanes, as it passed on the coast of Mexico, causing heavy rains that reached 16 inches in the city of Acapulco alone. Mexican villages, killing between 250 and 400 people, leaving more than 300 thousand people homeless, in addition to huge material losses exceeding $ 7.5 billion.

Hurricane Inki (1992)

Usually, when people think of the Hawaiian Islands, they associate it with rest, enjoying water sports, and relaxation, but the last thing they think of is the presence of deadly hurricanes such as Hurricane Inki in 1992, which resulted from the El Niño phenomenon, which is the phenomenon of a large mass of warm ocean water moving from east to west, during The period from 91-94, when Hurricane Inki reached the fourth category in terms of strength, and it led to only 6 deaths, and despite the authorities’ warning 24 hours before it, the losses on the island of Hawaii amounted to more than 1.8 billion dollars. Surprisingly, the island’s residents dealt with the situation wonderfully Where they spent the time when the electricity was cut off in holding parties to cook food, while vegetable stores provided food for those who wished to pay later. It is true that looting occurred, but it was limited compared to what happened in Hurricane Katrina in the United States.

Galveston Hurricane (1900)

On September 4, 1900, Galveston Island, Texas, received a warning that a huge tropical storm passing Cuba was coming from the west in the direction of the Gulf of Mexico (the interesting thing is that the US Met Office declared in the warning that it was a huge storm because words like hurricane were forbidden to be mentioned according to their policy so as not to cause Raising panic, the hurricane was 9 feet above sea level, but when it reached land, it reached a height of 15 feet and increased its speed to reach 135 miles / hour, raising its strength to the fourth category, destroying 3,600 homes, in addition to killing more than thousands of people and losses amounting to 20 million dollars at the time That's about $500 million these days.

Hurricane Elki

The third most powerful hurricane in terms of destructive power, causing losses amounting to $24 billion in the United States, equivalent to 90 billion riyals, and in Cuba 7.3 billion, equivalent to 27.4 billion riyals, and the Bahamas 200 million dollars, and the Turks and Caicos Islands in addition to 195 people were killed.

The Great Hurricane (1780)

The Great Hurricane of 1780 bears the title of the largest deadly hurricane from the Atlantic Ocean, as it destroyed Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, the Bermuda Islands, the Antilles, the US state of Florida, and some other states, and although the total number of losses is not known, the death toll was at least 22 thousand people, which is the number No Atlantic hurricane has ever achieved this.

Hurricane Andrew (1992)

The year 1992 caused devastation in the northwest Bahamas, South Florida and southwest Louisiana, and its material losses amounted to 26.5 billion dollars, and despite all the destruction it caused, the resulting human losses did not exceed 26 people who died directly, along with 39 others after that. as a result of injuries.

Hurricane Katrina (2005)

One of the 5 most deadly hurricanes recorded, as it caused 80% of the US state of Louisiana to flood before moving to the northeastern United States, causing heavy rains in the region, and so far it is the largest natural disaster to hit the United States, with losses amounting to 80%. One billion dollars, and 1,836 people were killed because of it, with 705 people missing. The hurricane showed the extent of the failure of the American relief system in national emergencies, and the effects of the hurricane are still represented in the state of New Orleans, whose rebuilding efforts are still continuing despite the passage of 4 years since the disaster.

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