Top 10 deadliest hurricanes in a century

By Lin Liyao
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   Okeechobee Hurricane (奥基乔比飓风)

 


Okeechobee Hurricane,one of the'Top 10 deadliest hurricanes in a century'by china.org.cn.

Okeechobee Hurricane

 Time: Sep. 6– 20, 1928


Areas: Lesser Antilles, Guadeloupe, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Bahamas, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Eastern Seaboard

Fatalities: 4,078 at least

Damage: US$100 million (1928 USD)

As of 2010, the Okeechobee hurricane, or San Felipe Segundo hurricane, is the only recorded Category 5 hurricane to hit Puerto Rico with maximum winds of 160 mph (260 km/h).

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