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Video Script:: these are ten of the most destructive hurricanes of all time number ten Hurricane Andrew Hurricane Andrew was an insane category 5 hurricane that rocked the Bahamas Florida and Louisiana during August of 1992 with an estimated twenty seven point three billion dollars worth of damages it was actually the costly as tropical storm to ever hit the states until it was overtaken by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 though Andrew caused massive damage in the Bahamas and Louisiana its greatest impact was felt in South Florida where wind speeds as high as 165 miles an hour were recorded passing right through the city of Homestead in miami-dade County Andrew stripped many homes of all but there concrete foundations and ultimately became the reason behind the establishment of a new South Florida Building Code that caused all new homes to have storm shutters and roof nails to better withstand future storms the deadly hurricane also claimed 65 lives while close to 250,000 people were left homeless once the storm was over the survivors scrambled out into the open only to see the entire city leveled number nine hurricane sandy after ravaging islands like Jamaica Cuba and Haiti this massive superstorm weakened to a post-tropical cyclone before making landfall in the u.s. back in October of 2012 despite Sandy's decreasing size however it was still so powerful that it caused absolute mayhem in the States at least 24 states were affected to some degree but the worst hit was the Northeast storm surges from Sandy topped out at over 13 feet and at least 71 direct deaths were reported in the region the hurricane even managed to bring New York City to a complete standstill shutting down the city that never sleeps entirely all in all the superstorm left over 230 people dead and caught enormous property damage of over seventy five billion dollars easily making it one of the costliest and most destructive hurricanes of all time number eight Hurricane Katrina when you think of devastating hurricanes the first one that comes to mind is usually 2005 Hurricane Katrina by far the costliest tropical cyclone in US history Katrina was a massive story internationally both for its enormous destruction and the inefficient handling of the aftermath although the destruction was widespread stretching from Florida to Texas as well as off the eastern seaboard the state of Louisiana was hit the hardest the hurricane completely turned the city of New Orleans upside down to the point that it was barely recognizable some reports even estimated that around 80% of the region was completely underwater and that - by about 20 feet in all over 1,800 people lost their lives in this horrific catastrophe and the total damages have been estimated at over one hundred and twenty five billion dollars number seven Hurricane Camille as we discussed category 5 hurricanes are pretty big deals it really does not matter where you live or how prepared you are a hurricane of such magnitude is certain to ravage whatever comes in its way this terrorizing category 5 hurricane of August 1969 that we know as Hurricane Camille came with overwhelming atmospheric pressure gaining steam over the Gulf of Mexico before making landfall in the US the nasty storm left a trail of devastation from Cuba all the way up to Virginia with storm surges topping out at over 24 feet while the wind gusts cranked up to an astounding 175 miles an hour damages of more than 1.4 billion dollars were reported and it has been suggested that the hurricane took the lives of over 250 people Camille also inspired the National Hurricane Center to upgrade to the current saffir-simpson hurricane wind scale designed to rank storms based on their wind speeds number six hurricane Mitch the second deadliest Atlantic hurricane on record Hurricane Mitch rocked Central America and its surrounding areas from late October to early November of 1998 now Mitch was what we call a slow-moving disaster and as a result the deadly storm inundated the affected region with catastrophic amounts of rainfall with unofficial reports of up to 75 inches the resultant damage across the region stretching hundreds of miles was so extensive that approximately 11,000 people were killed as a result of the storm and it's aftermath at the end of the year just as many were missing in addition to the horrific loss of life the destructive hurricane also destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes leaving some 2.7 million people homeless and causing over 6 billion dollars in total damages just goes to show what Mother Nature is truly capable of number five hurricane Harvey in August of 2017 this massive category 4 hurricane traveled through the Gulf of Mexico before charging into the United States it was not only one of the most powerful storms to ever hit the states but also one of the most devastating at its fastest Harvey had wind speeds of over 130 miles an hour and dumped up to 50 inches of water in certain locations especially in the Houston metropolitan area and Southeast Texas where its impact was felt the strongest causing catastrophic flooding and loss of life close to 13 million people were directly affected by the storm and over 200,000 homes had collapsed or were severely damaged tearing peaceful neighborhoods to shreds to make the matter worse most of the homeowners lacked flood insurance which greatly affected their ability to restore themselves almost 90 people lost their lives in this deadly disaster and the overall damage was estimated at over and 25 billion dollars making it the second costliest tropical cyclone on record number 4 the great Galveston Hurricane the great Galveston Hurricane of 1900 is recorded as one of the deadliest natural disasters in US history the category 4 hurricane often referred to as the great storm of 1900 did widespread damage to the low-lying regions of Oklahoma Florida and Kansas but most of its devastation was felt on the gulf coast of Texas the great hurricane caused a storm surge of over 15 feet that almost completely destroyed the city of Galveston which had no areas more than eight point seven feet above sea level the entire city was under water and more than 3600 homes and tons of buildings that were meant to be storm proof were almost entirely demolished though official records have been disputed as many as 12,000 are believed to have died as a direct result of the storm finally the storm did untold economic damage throughout the region and it noticeably hurt tourism one of the largest sources of revenue in the region at the time number three the great hurricane of 1780 although exact figures on Atlantic hurricanes don't exist before 1851 the US National Weather Service recognizes the great hurricane of 1780 or hurricane Sun Calixto has the worst Atlantic hurricane ever recorded details on the storms track and strength are also pretty much unknown but as per historians the brutal storm slammed the Lesser Antilles Bermuda and Puerto Rico killing between twenty-two thousand and twenty eight thousand people thus making it also the deadliest hurricane to ever come out of the Atlantic Ocean it was also estimated that wind speeds as high as 200 miles an hour were observed which does not sound particularly strange especially considering the fact that the great hurricane stripped the bark off of trees and swept away warships from the American Revolutionary War the absolute chaos went on for about a week thus ruining the Commerce and economy of the afflicted area massively it just goes to show how lucky we are to have the Internet today to warn us about these chaotic disasters number two typhoon Nina - Nina also known as typhoon dabangg in the Philippines is still well known to this day because of the extensive damage it did to life and property a category 4 super typhoon consisting of winds in excess of 155 miles an hour struck China and Taiwan in the summer of 1975 and brought with it excessive amounts of rain causing heavy flooding in the region owing to the low-lying plains near the area the floods spread very quickly and even destroyed roughly 62 dams drowning thousands of people besides widespread damage to infrastructure an estimated 230,000 people died as a direct result of this deadly typhoon while over 600,000 were displaced diseases also spread during the rush to bury the dead further fueling Nina's overall carnage these are some terrifying storms but we still have one more but first if you like this video hit subscribe and give it a thumbs up we've got lots more awesome content coming your way also what's the scariest storm you've ever been in I personally witnessed both Hurricane Katrina and hurricane sandy but thankfully my house wasn't damaged though I have been way too close to a few lightning strikes driving through thunderstorms way out in the country and now the number one deadliest hurricane of all time the bola cyclone as devastating as the losses of life due to many of these storms were they pale compared to the number who suffered the effects of the 1970 bola cyclone the deadliest hurricane on record originating over the central Bay of Bengal on November 8th the cyclone traveled north from there towards East Pakistan now Bangladesh and rapidly intensified into a category 4 cyclone with wind gusts of over 150 miles an hour the cyclone resulted in widespread flooding almost immediately and as if that was not bad enough storm surges reached as high as 33 feet effectively swamp in a Greek ultra settlements and commercial centers and ultimately affecting over 3.6 million people the death toll was estimated between 300,000 and 500,000 though a final number could not be confirmed given how many went missing truly a massive natural disaster