the death toll for hurricane andrew was 65 people.
the death toll for hurricane andrew was 65 people.
what was the death toll for hurricane andrew?
65 people
hurricane andrew was a powerful and destructive category 5 atlantic hurricane that struck the bahamas, florida, and louisiana in august 1992. it was the most destructive hurricane to ever hit florida until hurricane irma surpassed it 25 years later. it was the strongest landfalling hurricane in decades and the costliest hurricane to make landfall anywhere in the united states, until it was surpassed by katrina in 2005. andrew caused major damage in the bahamas and louisiana, but the greatest impact was felt in south florida, where the storm made landfall as a category 5 hurricane, with 1-minute sustained wind speeds as high as 165 mph (270 km/h). passing directly through the city of homestead in dade county (now known as miami-dade county), andrew stripped many homes of all but their concrete foundations. in total, andrew destroyed more than 63,500 houses, damaged more than 124,000 others, caused $27.3 billion in damage, and left 65 people dead.
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