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Tropical cyclones often destroy key bridges, overpasses, and roads, complicating efforts to transport food, clean water, and medicine to the areas that need it. Furthermore, the damage caused by tropical cyclones to buildings and dwellings can result in economic damage to a region, and to a diaspora of the population of the region. [16]
The worst tropical cyclone on record to impact Fiji was Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston which caused 44 deaths and an estimated 2 billion FJ$ (US$900 million) in damage. [190] The deadliest tropical cyclone was the February 1931 hurricane and flood which caused 225 deaths.
This is a list of the costliest Atlantic hurricanes, with US$1 billion in property damage, broadly capturing the severity of the damage each tropical cyclone has caused. The list includes tropical storms, a tropical cyclone with a peak 1-minute maximum sustained wind in the range of 39–73 mph (63–118 km/h), placing them below the 74 mph ...
It caused $30 billion in damage and more than 40 deaths. It was the costliest natural disaster in the history of the U.S. at the time. ... The cyclone was initially measured as a Category 4 storm, ...
Floods in China caused a loss of $15.6bn and claimed 315 lives. Storm Boris and flooding in Spain and Germany combined for at least $14bn in damage and 258 fatalities.
Among these, the costliest on record was Cyclone Idai in 2019, which caused $3.3 billion in damages. [31] The other five cyclones are Freddy in 2023, Chido in 2024, Enawo in 2017, Kenneth in 2019 and Leon–Eline in 2000; respectively, the five cyclones caused $1.53 billion, $675 million, $400 million, $345 million and $311 million in damages.
The rainfall caused widespread damage to dams and bridges, which increased flooding damage. ... As Hurricane Helene nears, here are 7 tropical cyclones to hit Upstate. Show comments. Advertisement ...
This causes inland regions to suffer far less damage from cyclones than coastal regions, although the impacts of flooding are felt across the board. Coastal damage may be caused by strong winds and rain, high waves (due to winds), storm surges (due to wind and severe pressure changes), and the potential of spawning tornadoes.