In mid-August 2004, Florida was hit by Hurricane Charlie, which forced the evacuation of two million people. “Charlie” killed 27 people. The hurricane destroyed hundreds of homes and caused severe damage to the state's infrastructure. The total damage from it amounted to $7.4 billion.
In early September 2004, Hurricane Frances hit central and northwestern Florida, causing the Cape Canaveral spaceport to temporarily shut down. Approximately six million Florida residents were left without power. The largest evacuation in the history of this state was announced - 2.5 million people were forced to leave. According to various estimates, the material damage caused by the hurricane ranged from 8 to 10 billion dollars.
On September 16, 2004, Hurricane Ivan hit Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama, having previously killed 68 people in Cuba and other countries. About 30 people became victims of the hurricane. About three million people, mostly in Florida and Alabama, were left without electricity. The amount of damage from the natural disaster reached 14 billion dollars.
You will learn about these and other terrible hurricanes from the history of the United States over the last hundred years from this collection.
The epicenter of Hurricane Ike was seen in the town of Galveston and its neighboring communities along the Texas coast on September 13, 2008. This phenomenon was observed at Crystal Beach, which is located on the Bolivian Peninsula, on September 18. (Eric Gay/AP)
On September 14, 2008, a day after Hurricane Ike made landfall, only one house remained standing amid the rubble of destroyed homes in Gilchrist, Texas. (David J. Phillip/Getty Images)
Key West, Florida, was hit by storm surges and inundated the coast of the southwestern part of the state on October 24, 2005, when Hurricane Wilma struck. Wilma's roar echoed across the entire Florida peninsula, into the waters of Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach. Vilma took 5 lives in Florida, 4 in Mexico and 14 in the Caribbean. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)
Men sit in a destroyed mobile home in Fort Lauderdale, Philadelphia, on October 25, 2005, after Hurricane Wilma tore through the state in about seven hours. Losses caused by the hurricane amounted to $21.5 billion. (Wilfredo Lee/AP)
Tens of thousands of people fled Houston, Texas, on September 22, 2005, as Hurricane Rita approached the coast. (Rick Bowmer/AP)
Residents of Lafitte, Louisiana, had to deal with flooding and fire in the aftermath of Hurricane Rita as it passed through the region on September 24, 2005. The hurricane caused $11.8 billion in damage in Louisiana, Texas and Florida. (Kevork Djansezian/AP)
Survivors of the 2005 Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans include Jennifer Cooper, 33, Otis Brown, 67, and Albais Jean, 50. They escaped by climbing to the top of a highway structure as they fled rooftop-level floodwaters with a larger group of people aboard a motorboat.(Jim Winn/Vellum Media)
Hundreds of New Orleans residents were rescued by helicopter and other means after Hurricane Katrina made landfall on August 29, 2005. An estimated 1,500 people died due to Katrina, which was the costliest natural disaster to hit the United States, causing $85 billion in damage in Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida. (Vincent Laforet/Getty Images)
Evelyn Turner cries next to the body of her common-law husband, Xavier Bovier, who died in New Orleans on August 30, 2005. Bovier and Turner decided to wait out Katrina when they couldn't find a way to leave the city. Beauvier, who had lung cancer, died when his liquefied oxygen ran out. (Eric Gay/AP)
The owner of this home in Cape San Blas, Florida, prays after Hurricane Ivan destroyed his home and hundreds like it along the coast. Damage to real estate in the United States reached $15.5 billion. In addition, Ivan took 25 lives in the states of Florida and Alabama. (Phil Coale/AP)
Storm surge from Hurricane Ivan destroyed this bridge north of Pensacola, Florida, on September 16, 2004. (Rick Wilking/Reuters)
Volunteer Buddy Shipp at the destroyed Peace River Church of Christ in Punta Gorda, Florida, on August 22, 2004. The roof of the church was torn off by Hurricane Charlie, but believers vowed to rebuild it. Property damage from Charlie reached $16.3 billion. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
A garage roof was blown onto a sheriff's patrol boat in Punta Gorda, Florida, on August 13, 2004. (Scott Martin/AP)
This trailer park in Fort Pierce, Florida, was flooded by storm surge on September 5, 2004, three days after Hurricane Frances hit the coast. (Chris Hondros/Getty Images)
Flooding from storm waves triggered by Frances left coastal roads in ruins, including this one in Jensen Beach, Florida. (Chris Hondros/Getty Images)
Streets in Tootsville and other southeastern Florida cities were blocked after Hurricane Frances made landfall on September 2, 2004. Strong winds and rain continued for several days. Hurricane Frances caused nearly $10 billion in losses. (Bruce Weaver/AFP/Getty Images)
Tens of thousands of people were left homeless after Hurricane Andrew. In this photo taken on September 1, 1992, Jenny Vancedarfield of Florida City, Florida can be seen in the ruins of what was once her home. Andrew was the second most expensive storm in American history, with property damage of $48 billion. (Lynn Sladky/AP)
On August 26, 1992, a tornado spawned by Hurricane Andrew destroyed this home. (Paul J. Richards/AFP-Getty Images)
Shrimp boat wrecks ashore in McClellanville, South Carolina, September 26, 1989, after Hurricane Hugo. The storm caused $13.5 billion in property damage. (Jeff Amberg/Associated Press)
This bridge on Sullivan Island, South Carolina was destroyed by Hurricane Hugo. The bridge's main span was torn from its base during Hurricane Hugo, which had winds reaching 135 mph. (Wade Spees/AP)
Rescued pensioners in Wilkes Bayre, Pennsylvania, on June 23, 1972, after Hurricane Agness caused the Susquehanna River to overflow its banks. Property damage from this storm was estimated at $12.4 billion. (Phil Butler/Scranton Times via AP)
Floods caused by rain from Hurricane Agnes inundate homes in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, June 23, 1972. Agnes was responsible for 122 deaths. (AP)
Residents of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, flee floods caused by Agnes on June 23, 1972. (Paul Vathis/AP)
Residents of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, flee floods caused by Agnes on June 23, 1972. (Paul Vathis/AP)
An 85-foot boat submerges in Biloxi, Mississippi, after Storm Camille's waves carried it more than 100 yards from its dock. (Joe Holloway Jr./AP)
A boy rests after returning to the ruins of his home in Buras, Louisiana, on August 22, 1969, four days after Hurricane Camille struck the northern Gulf Coast and caused $10 billion in damage. (Jack Thornell/AP)
Louisiana residents clear debris from Hurricane Audrey as it ripped through southwestern and eastern Texas. (Shel Hershorn/Getty Images)
People gather at the mass grave of victims of Hurricane Audrey, which made landfall near the Texas-Louisiana border on June 27, 1957. The disaster was the seventh deadliest in the United States, claiming at least 416 lives. (Robert W. Kelley/Time & Life Pictures via Getty Images)
Much of Galveston, Texas was leveled by a hurricane on September 8, 1900. Then between 8 and 12 thousand people died and another 10 thousand were left homeless. That 1900 hurricane was considered the worst natural disaster in American history. (AP)
