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    Hurricane Mitch was the second-deadliest tropical cyclone in the Atlantic basin on record. Mitch caused 11,374 fatalities in Central America in 1998, including...
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    landfall in Florida as a Category 1 hurricane. The most notable storms were Hurricane Georges and Hurricane Mitch. Georges devastated Saint Kitts and...
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    In Honduras, Hurricane Mitch caused death and destruction across the entire country, resulting in the most significant flooding in Honduras in the 20th...
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    deadliest Atlantic hurricane was Hurricane Mitch of 1998, with at least 11,374 deaths attributed to it, while the deadliest Atlantic hurricane overall was the...
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  • Hurricane Mitch may refer to: Hurricane Mitch, a catastrophic Category 5 hurricane during the 1998 Atlantic hurricane season that caused more than 11...
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  • intensity, 960 at hurricane intensity, and 333 at major hurricane intensity within the Atlantic Ocean since 1851, the first Atlantic hurricane season to be...
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    A Category 5 Atlantic hurricane is a tropical cyclone that reaches Category 5 intensity on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale, within the Atlantic...
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    16 retirements resulting from hurricanes in the 2010s. The deadliest storm to have its name retired was Hurricane Mitch, which caused over 10,000 fatalities...
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    agricultural, making it especially vulnerable to natural disasters such as Hurricane Mitch in 1998. The lower class is primarily agriculturally based while wealth...
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    relatively well with Panama (94 of 175) and Costa Rica (47 of 175). Hurricane Mitch hit El Salvador in late October 1998, generating extreme rainfall of...
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    damage by Hurricane Mitch in late-October and early-November 1998, something of a magnitude Hondurans had not witnessed since Hurricane Fifi. Mitch destroyed...
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    Great Hurricane alone exceeds that of many entire decades of Atlantic hurricanes. Estimates are significantly higher than for Hurricane Mitch, the second-deadliest...
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    Hurricane Mitch's meteorological history began with its origins over Africa as a tropical wave and lasted until its dissipation as an extratropical cyclone...
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    Atlantic hurricane on record, only behind Hurricane Mitch in 1998, and the 1780 hurricane. Fifi is also the first billion-dollar hurricane not to make...
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    domestic crops. In all, Hurricane Mitch caused $92 million in damage (1998 USD) and seven deaths. October 25–31, 2005 – Hurricane Beta caused minimal damage...
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    Caribbean and the Bay of Honduras. Fantome was lost in October 1998 during Hurricane Mitch. Fantome was originally ordered for the Italian navy but was purchased...
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    Hurricane Fifi in 1974 killed more than 8,000 and destroyed nearly the entire banana crop. In 1998 Hurricane Mitch became the most deadly hurricane to...
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    the flow of traffic from Guatemala to Panamá. Partially destroyed by Hurricane Mitch in 1998, the bridge was remodelled in the year 2002 under the government...
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    ISSN 1520-0493. National Climatic Data Center (1999). Mitch: The Deadliest Atlantic Hurricane Since 1780 (Report). United States National Oceanic and...
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    workers. She made an official visit to Honduras in 1998 following Hurricane Mitch to volunteer, bring medical supplies, and survey the damage. Gore took...
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    rivers of Honduras *Hurricane Mitch in Central America, Retrieved 23 April 2005 from http://www.jonkohl.com/publications/hurricane.htm Archived 2005-05-15...
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    1996 – The remnants of Hurricane Marco drops heavy rainfall over Honduras. October 26 – November 1, 1998 – Hurricane Mitch stalls to the northeast of...
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  • During Hurricane Mitch in 1998, these rivers overflowed their banks and threatened the town. The municipality was severely affected by Mitch and several...
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    crop damage and soil erosion. One of the deadliest hurricanes to hit Nicaragua was Hurricane Mitch in 1998, which killed thousands. Panama (Spanish: Panamá)...
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    Atlantic storm on record Hurricane Mitch (1998) – An extremely deadly Category 5 storm that affected similar areas Hurricane Delta (2020) – A Category 4...
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  • since helped several national crises such as the 1976 earthquake, Hurricane Mitch in 1998 and the hospital crisis of 2015. On 3 October 1974, Guatemalan...
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  • Mich (disambiguation) Hurricane Mitch (disambiguation) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Mitch. If an internal link led...
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    large surgical scar on his neck as a result of an injury sustained in Hurricane Mitch in Honduras in 1998. In summer 2000, a homeless drifter known as "Carlos"...
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    numerous villages and damaged infrastructure, affecting areas affected by Hurricane Mitch roughly three years prior. In Honduras and Nicaragua, 14 people were...
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    with Hurricane Mitch of 1998 and Hurricane Rita of 2005 as the sixth-strongest Atlantic hurricane by wind speed. Only five other Atlantic hurricanes have...
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