Hurricane Hattie 1961

Hurricane Hattie hit then British Honduras (Belize) on October 31st, with winds of 150 to 160 mph. The strong winds and flood waters destroyed all weather and instruments records. Storm tides of 10 to 11 feet along the Belize (capital) waterfront deposited mud as high as 3rd floor on some buildings. 75 % of the capital was destroyed or severely damaged, villages like Stan Creek was almost erased. 307 persons died. Many homes were left without roofs.
Ready to harvest citrus and crops ready for export and worth 2,000,000 was destroyed. Millions were also lost in Timber, Cocoa and bananas
Damage is estimated at 60 million USD. A large part of this was in Belize City and Dengriga.
This hurricane was worse than the 1931 hurricane, but the death toll was less because of warnings. The Mental Asylum and prison was also wrecked.

Source: https://goo.gl/vE6nJJ,https://goo.gl/5YiuAC

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