Jamaicans to stay indoors.
hundreds of homes and infrastructure, downed electricity poles, and wiped out crops
up to 19 feet high and dumped more than 32 inches of rain on the country.
tour of the island, said that the country looked like Hiroshima after the atom bomb was
dropped on that Japanese city in World War II. Total damage was estimated at US$4
billion.
caused by Gilbert resulted in the World Meteorological Organisation retiring the name
in the spring of 1989, replacing it with Gordon.
In 2005, one of the largest and most costly hurricanes struck New Orleans on August
: What did you and your family do in preparation for Katrina?
: My husband was away with my 5 year old daughter and 3 year old son. I was at
out of direct impact area of hit zone.
: Where did you and your family go/do?
Lauren safely out of the city (my husband had the car). Also, there were important and
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