Anglonautes > English words - vocabulary - dictionary - encyclopedia > Earth > Weather > USA > Hurricanes > Victims, Death, Destruction, Damage

Les anglonautes

About | Search | Vocapedia | Learning | Podcasts | Videos | History | Culture | Science | Translate

Vocapedia > Earth > Natural disasters > Hurricanes

USA

Victims, Rampage, Havoc, Destruction, Damage

In this Aug. 31, 2005 picture,

Rhonda Braden walks

through the destruction

in her childhood neighborhood

in Long Beach, Mississippi

after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the area.

Photograph: AP Photo/Rob Carr

The Boston Globe > The Big Picture

Remembering Katrina, five years ago

August 27, 2010

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/08/remembering_katrina_five_years.html

Peut-être des centaines de victimes

Reuters mercredi 31 août 2005 - 11:28 - Libération

Un immeuble complètement détruit après le passage du cyclone,

à Pascagoula, dans l'Etat du Mississippi, mardi.

Selon le porte-parole de la mairie

de cette petite ville voisine de Biloxi, Vincent Creel,

«des centaines de personnes ont peut-être péri

sur les seules côtes de l'Etat du Mississippi,

de Pascagoula à GulfPort en passant par Biloxi».

Dans l'immédiat, les autorités municipales

se refusent à donner un bilan provisoire.

Liberation.fr 31.8.2005

http://www.liberation.fr/page.php?Article=313053&Template=GALERIE&Objet=44435

Burning debris in Long Beach, Miss.,

added to the devastation Wednesday

at the site of an apartment complex

destroyed by Hurricane Katrina

Photograph: David. J. Phillip

Associated Press

Higher Death Toll Seen; Police Ordered to Stop Looters

NYT

September 1, 2005

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 31 -

Chaos gripped New Orleans on Wednesday

as looters ran wild,

food and water supplies dwindled,

bodies floated in the floodwaters,

the evacuation of the Superdome began

and officials said

there was no choice but to abandon the city

devastated by Hurricane Katrina,

perhaps for months.

President Bush pledged vast assistance

but acknowledged,

"This recovery will take years."

For the first time,

a New Orleans official suggested

the scope of the death toll.

Mayor C. Ray Nagin said

the hurricane might have killed

thousands in his city alone,

an estimate that, if correct,

would make it the nation's deadliest natural disaster

since the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire,

which killed up to 6,000 people.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/01/national/nationalspecial/01storm.html

tear across N

https://www.npr.org/2022/09/29/
1126013004/hurricane-ian-tears-across-florida

carve a path of destruction through N

https://www.npr.org/2022/09/29/
1126013004/hurricane-ian-tears-across-florida

damage

https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/10/04/
g-s1-26383/iv-fluids-shortage-baxter-hurricane-helene

the damage (Nplural) + Vsingular

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/09/01/us/
hurricane-harvey-damage-texas-cities-towns.html

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/10/30/
nyregion/hurricane-sandys-aftermath.html

https://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/18/
us-weather-storms-idUSTRE73G1PG20110418/

damage

https://www.npr.org/2019/05/31/
727905462/nearly-8-months-after-hurricane-michael-
florida-panhandle-feels-left-behind

http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/09/12/
550404709/floridas-veggie-farmers-look-at-irmas-damage-
probably-the-worst-weve-seen

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/11/us/
irma-videos-damage.html

heavy damage

http://www.npr.org/2017/09/12/
550372419/after-heavy-damage-florida-keys-residents-anxiously-wait-to-return-home

sustain heavy damage from hurricane N

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/11/us/
virgin-islands-irma.html

storm-damaged home

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/05/07/
607761240/listless-and-lonely-in-puerto-rico-some-older-storm-survivors-consider-suicide

assess damage

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/01/us/houston-
evacuees-hurricane-home.html

damage to N

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/09/04/
548490643/in-texas-concerns-about-damage-to-flooded-toxic-waste-sites

insurers

http://www.npr.org/2017/08/31/
547598195/insurers-gear-up-for-deluge-of-claims-hope-to-avoid-sandy-repeat

insurance claims

http://www.npr.org/2017/08/31/
547598195/insurers-gear-up-for-deluge-of-claims-hope-to-avoid-sandy-repeat

claim

http://www.npr.org/2017/08/31/
547598195/insurers-gear-up-for-deluge-of-claims-hope-to-avoid-sandy-repeat

http://www.npr.org/2017/08/31/
547598195/insurers-gear-up-for-deluge-of-claims-hope-to-avoid-sandy-repeat

how to file a claim for flood damage

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/28/
business/how-to-file-a-claim-for-flood-damage.html

huge damage

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/31/us/
hurricane-sandy-barrels-region-leaving-battered-path.html

carve through N

https://www.npr.org/2018/10/11/
656419831/after-hurricane-michael-carved-through-florida-panhandle-recovery-work-begins

be swamped (passive)

https://www.npr.org/2022/09/29/
1126013004/hurricane-ian-tears-across-florida

be washed away (passive)

https://www.npr.org/2022/09/29/
1126013004/hurricane-ian-tears-across-florida

wreck

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/09/29/
554540066/3-weeks-after-irma-wrecked-barbuda-island-lifts-mandatory-evacuation-order

wreck cars and trucks

http://www.npr.org/2017/09/25/
553475557/rental-firms-disaster-readiness-may-help-usher-the-age-of-self-driving-cars

be wrecked (passive)

https://www.npr.org/2022/09/29/
1126013004/hurricane-ian-tears-across-florida

wreckage

https://www.npr.org/2018/10/13/
657090896/wreckage-left-by-hurricane-michael-slows-relief-efforts

http://www.npr.org/2017/09/09/
549426420/coastal-vietnamese-community-leans-on-faith-and-each-other-to-rebuild-after-harv

clear the wreckage

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/27/us/
hurricane-harvey-houston-tough-texas.html

storm-ravaged region

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/03/
business/military-to-deliver-fuel-to-storm-region.html

devastation

https://www.npr.org/2024/09/29/
g-s1-25359/death-toll-hurricane-helene-asheville-tampa-augusta

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/09/07/
549136781/devastation-of-epic-proportions-in-caribbean-wake-of-hurricane-irma

http://www.npr.org/2017/09/03/
548105631/harvey-s-devastation-hits-home-as-residents-return-to-flooded-neighborhoods

https://www.reuters.com/article/slideshow/
idUSTRE73P2PK20110428#a=1 - April 28, 2011

devastated homes

http://www.npr.org/2017/09/19/
552034346/photos-keys-residents-face-devastated-homes-no-power-and-a-slow-recovery

devastating

https://www.reuters.com/article/slideshow/
idUSTRE73P2PK20110428#a=1 - April 28, 2011

hazards

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/09/26/
552063244/long-after-the-hurricanes-have-passed-hard-work-and-hazards-remain

demolish

https://www.npr.org/sections/pictureshow/2023/09/01/
1197159737/idalia-demolished-florida-fishing-communities-rebuild

destroy

kill

death

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/19/us/
19carolina.html

death toll

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/09/
world/americas/irma-relief-stalls-caribbean-hurricane-jose.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/30/us/
harvey-death-toll.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/29/
us/hurricane-harvey-storm-flooding.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/01/
us/after-storms-destruction-halting-return-in-northeast.html

https://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN05230514
20080207

human toll

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/02/us/
harvey-victims-death-toll.html

casualties

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/18/us-
weather-storms-idUSTRE73G1PG20110418

survivor

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/29/us/29pleasant.html

USA > rampage UK

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/gallery/2021/aug/30/
hurricane-ida-new-orleans-louisiana-damage

disaster

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/27/us/
hurricane-harvey-houston-a-reporter-disaster.html

destruction

https://www.npr.org/2023/08/31/
1196934789/idalia-extends-destruction-along-u-s-coastline

https://www.npr.org/2018/07/07/
626703043/vieques-still-finding-its-footing-after-hurricane-destruction

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/09/12/
550424499/before-and-after-satellite-images-show-irmas-caribbean-destruction

https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/
100000005400001/harvey-houston-port-arthur-flooding.html - Aug. 30, 2017

leave a trail of destruction

leave a deadly trail through southeast

https://www.npr.org/2018/10/12/
656849482/hurricane-michael-death-toll-rises-to-11-as-southeast-reels-from-storms-power

destructive

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/08/
climate/how-hurricane-irma-became-so-huge-and-destructive.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/28/
climate/how-hurricane-harvey-became-so-destructive.html

havoc

https://www.npr.org/2022/09/30/
1126175196/hurricane-ian-south-carolina-charleston-photos

wreak havoc

rubble (Nplural without "S")

http://www.npr.org/2017/09/19/
552034346/photos-keys-residents-face-devastated-homes-no-power-and-a-slow-recovery

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/09/10/
549981547/the-rubble-and-recovery-of-u-s-virgin-islands-will-we-survive-the-aftermath

rip

https://www.reuters.com/article/slideshow/
idUSTRE73P2PK20110428#a=1 - April 28, 2011

lift off / rip off roofs

lift children into the air

blow out shop fronts

lose everything

http://www.npr.org/2017/09/01/
547774586/beaumont-texas-is-without-running-water

debris / débris / the débris (Nplural + Vsingular)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/06/us/
garbage-harvey-removal.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/03/
opinion/our-latest-high-water-mark.html

clear up

clear away

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/03/
opinion/our-latest-high-water-mark.html

cleanup and rebuilding

http://www.npr.org/2017/08/30/
547126814/why-approving-emergency-funding-for-harvey-might-not-be-easy-for-congress

property losses / loss

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/28/
business/dealbook/flood-insurance-harvey.html

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/18/us-
weather-storms-idUSTRE73G1PG20110418

farmers > crop losses

http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/09/06/
548985185/texas-farmers-suffer-extensive-crop-losses-in-wake-of-harvey

major disaster area

storm victims

http://www.npr.org/2017/09/01/
547598676/at-least-100-000-homes-were-affected-by-harvey-moving-back-in-wont-be-easy

dead

body bag

significant loss of life

toll

death toll

makeshift tomb

shelter

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/08/29/
547078191/you-only-get-one-life-in-this-world-voices-from-houstons-convention-center

makeshift shelter

USA > morticians UK

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2004/aug/15/
usnews.weather

USA > refrigerated trucks UK

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2004/aug/15/
usnews.weather

utilities

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/29/nyregion/
area-utilities-plan-to-focus-on-rapid-recovery.html

blackout

https://www.npr.org/2022/09/30/
1126189710/cuba-hurricane-ian-blackout-power-protests

be without power

https://www.npr.org/2021/09/01/
1033471531/ida-new-orleans-power-entergy-louisiana

https://www.npr.org/2020/10/10/
922637167/hundreds-of-thousands-without-power-
after-hurricane-delta-sweeps-through-south

power failure / outage

https://www.npr.org/2022/09/30/
1126189710/cuba-hurricane-ian-blackout-power-protests

https://www.npr.org/2020/10/10/
922637167/hundreds-of-thousands-without-power-
after-hurricane-delta-sweeps-through-south

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/09/13/
550674848/power-outages-persist-for-millions-in-florida-georgia-and-carolinas-
after-irma

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/31/us/
hurricane-sandy-barrels-region-leaving-battered-path.html

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/10/30/nyregion/
new-york-power-outages.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/30/nyregion/
patients-evacuated-from-nyu-langone-after-power-failure.html

without power

https://www.npr.org/2018/01/19/
579196353/after-four-months-without-power-a-puerto-rico-town-strings-its-own-lines

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/09/25/
553553882/you-have-to-try-puerto-ricans-without-power-find-ways-forward

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/31/us/
hurricane-sandy-barrels-region-leaving-battered-path.html

with power out

http://www.npr.org/2017/09/12/
550464023/with-power-out-many-florida-gas-stations-remain-closed

no power

http://www.npr.org/2017/09/19/
552034346/photos-keys-residents-face-devastated-homes-no-power-and-a-slow-recovery

have no electricity

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/03/nyregion/
as-power-is-restored-for-some-others-face-grim-outlook.html

be without electricity

http://www.npr.org/2017/09/01/
547774586/beaumont-texas-is-without-running-water

restore

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/03/nyregion/
as-power-is-restored-for-some-others-face-grim-outlook.html

no gas

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/09/26/
553632771/at-a-gas-station-with-no-gas-puerto-ricans-settle-in-for-an-interminable-wait

no water

http://www.npr.org/2017/10/05/
555796327/following-disaster-teams-in-puerto-rico

no tap water

http://www.npr.org/2017/09/01/
547774586/beaumont-texas-is-without-running-water

loot

looter

looting

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/01/us/
after-storms-destruction-halting-return-in-northeast.html

Corpus of news articles

Weather > Hurricanes > USA > Hurricanes

Victims, Rampage, Destruction, Damage

CHRONOLOGY-

Some deadly hurricanes

to hit southern U.S

Wed Oct 19, 2005

7:52 AM ET

Reuters

(Reuters) - Hurricane Wilma has strengthened to a catastrophic Category 5 storm as it approaches western Cuba and Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula.

The season's record-tying 21st storm, fueled by the warm waters of the northwest Caribbean Sea, strengthened alarmingly as it headed into the Gulf of Mexico on a path expected to lead across storm-weary southern Florida by Saturday.

Here are some of the deadliest hurricanes to strike the southern United States since 1900 by number of casualties:

1900 - An unnamed hurricane, since known as the Galveston Hurricane, slams into Texas, killing at least 8,000 people.

1928 - About 2,500 people are killed in Florida by a hurricane that caused an enormous storm surge in Lake Okeechobee.

2005 - Hurricane Katrina slams into Louisiana and Mississippi with 140 mile-per-hour winds (224 kph) and a 30 foot (nine meter) storm surge. Katrina killed about 1,230 people and caused more than $30 billion in insured damage. Katrina was followed in September by Hurricane Rita.

1935 - An unnamed Category 5 hurricane, since referred to as the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 and the most intense storm to hit the United States since records began, sweeps over the Florida Keys, leaving 408 dead.

1957 - Hurricane Audrey hits southwest Louisiana and Texas, killing 390.

1919 - An unnamed hurricane hits Florida and Texas, killing 287 people.

1915 - New Orleans, the largest city in Louisiana, suffers a direct hit from a storm which left 275 dead.

1969 - Hurricane Camille, the second most intense storm to strike the U.S., kills 256 people in Mississippi, Virginia and Louisiana.

1972 - Hurricane Agnes, while only a Category 1, kills 122 people when it hits Florida and moves to the northeast United States.

1954 - Hurricane Hazel slams into North Carolina and South Carolina, killing 95 people.

1965 - New Orleans takes a direct hit from Hurricane Betsy, a Category 3, that flooded the city and killed about 75 people.

1961 - Hurricane Carla hits Texas, killing 46.

1989 - Hurricane Hugo swamps South Carolina, killing 32.

1992 - Category 5 Hurricane Andrew tears into Florida and Louisiana, leaving 29 dead and causing over $25 billion in damage. It was the third most intense storm in U.S. history.

2004 - Category 3 Hurricane Ivan hits northwest Florida and Alabama, killing 25 and Category 4 Hurricane Charley slams into Florida, killing 23.

Sources:
Reuters;
U.S. National Hurricane Center ( www.nhc.noaa.gov ),
19.10.2005,
http://today.reuters.com/news/NewsArticle.aspx?
type=topNews&storyID
20051019T115154Z_01_DIT942667_RTRUKOT_0_TEXT0.xml&related=true - broken link

Related > Anglonautes > Vocapedia

natural disasters

animals, wildlife,

agriculture / farming,

waste, pollution,

global warming,

climate change,

disasters, activists

Related > Anglonautes > Audio > USA > NPR Podcasts

2017 > August - Week 5 > Hurricane Harvey

Related > Anglonautes > History > Circa 2005 >

Weather, Climate > Natural disasters > USA

USA > 2005 > Natural disasters

Hurricane Katrina >

2-11 September 2005

USA > 2005 > Natural disasters

Hurricane Katrina >

12 September - 30 November 2005

USA > 2005 > Natural disasters

Hurricane Katrina > Maps

USA > 2005 > Natural disasters

Hurricane Katrina > Picayune frontpages

USA > Natural disasters

Hurricane Katrina > Diaspora

USA > Natural disasters

Hurricane Katrina > Rebuilding

USA > Natural disasters

Hurricane Katrina > Investigations

USA > Natural disasters > Hurricane Rita

USA > Natural disasters > Wilma