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UDGAM SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN www.udgamschool.com 10 WORST HURRICANES Phalin has done a lot of damage in the eastern parts of India. Find out about the worst hurricanes to hit the world.

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Page 1: 10 worst hurricanes

UDGAM SCHOOL FOR CHILDRENwww.udgamschool.com

10 WORST HURRICANES

Phalin has done a lot of damage in the eastern parts of India. Find out about the worst

hurricanes to hit the world.

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SANDYIn this NASA satellite image, Hurricane Sandy churns off the East Coast on Oct. 29, 2012, in the Atlantic Ocean. The ferocious storm had already claimed more than 50 lives in the Caribbean as it headed north.

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ANDREWThis powerful Category 5 hurricane walloped South Florida, mainly the area south of Miami, in August 1992. Storm season started quietly that year with minimal activity -- even Andrew was originally considered a "weak" formation when it developed in the Atlantic Ocean -- but ended with a bang.

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HUGOFlorida and the Gulf of Mexico coast often bear the brunt of hurricane traffic in the U.S., but coastal dwellers to the north have also seen their share of storm-related destruction. Hurricane Hugo was one of the most fearsome storms to hit the Carolinas, causing 50 deaths and about $8 billion in damage in the U.S. and Caribbean.

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CAMILLEA nasty storm that brought heavy flooding and 200-mph (320-kph) winds to the Gulf Coast and later Virginia. After forming near the Cayman Islands in August 1969, the storm first blew through Cuba at a Category 3 level and later intensified on its way to Mississippi.

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GILBERTWith a 500 nautical mile (926 kilometer) diameter, Gilbert was one of the largest hurricanes ever observed in the Atlantic basin. The storm originated near the Cape Verde Islands on the west coast of Africa, the birthplace of some of the worst hurricanes in history, including Andrew.

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FLORIDA KEYSThis Category 5 storm, considered the strongest to hit the U.S. in the 20th century, brought 200-mph (320-kph) winds and soaking rain to the upper and middle Florida Keys and killed approximately 400 people. More than half of the dead were World War I veterans who had been working on building a highway from Key West to Key Largo. Damage in the United States was estimated at $6 million.

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KATRINAThis hurricane is often referred to as a man-made, rather than natural, disaster by those who fault infrastructure problems for the decimation caused by this storm that ravaged New Orleans and other parts of the Gulf Coast.

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GALVESTONKatrina was terrible, but it's not the worst storm in the Gulf Coast. The Galveston Hurricane of 1900 took an estimated 6,000 to 12,000 lives, mostly in Texas, in September 1900 and is considered the deadliest hurricane in U.S. history.

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MITCHMitch might not have received as much attention in the U.S. as Sandy and Katrina, but the death and devastation this hurricane caused exceeded some of history's better-known storms.

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GREAT HURRICANEThe United States as we know it was just a gleam in George Washington's eye when the Great Hurricane of 1780 blasted its way through the Caribbean, killing approximately 22,000 people. Among the dead were British and American soldiers who had been skirmishing in warships scattered throughout the region as part of the Revolutionary War. This 17th-century fort actually survived the Great Hurricane of 1780.

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PREPARATION TIPS

Technology has made it possible for us to know in advance when and where a hurricane is going to strike. Preparedness will help to a great extent in reducing the after effects of one.

When Phalin stuck our Indian eastern coast proper planning averted loss of life and destruction.

Useful links:http://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/27/us/hurricane-preparationhttp://www.ibtimes.com/national-hurricane-preparedness-week-noaa-tips-how-prepare-2013-hurricane-season-1282675