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Hurricane Mitch (颶風(fēng)米奇)
Time: Oct. 22– Nov. 5, 1998
Areas: Central America (particularly Honduras and Nicaragua), Yucatán Peninsula, South Florida
Fatalities: 19,325 at least
Damage: US$6.2 billion (1998 USD)
Hurricane Mitch is reportedly the deadliest hurricane ever recorded in U.S. history. It formed in the western Caribbean Sea on October 22, and rapidly evolved to Category 5 status, with maximum sustained winds of 180 mph (285 km/h).
