1993 Flooding
13 fatalities caused as a result of several days of torrential rain between the 5th May 1993 and 2nd June 1993.
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Natural disaters belonging to Hurricane category
13 fatalities caused as a result of several days of torrential rain between the 5th May 1993 and 2nd June 1993.
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54 people died as a result of Hurricane Gilbert. There was 91,286,000 USD in damage.
Haiti and the Dominican Republic, which share an island that was just north of the storm's path: there was widespread crop damage and hundreds of people left homeless. Agricultural production was severely affected following the storm.
Effect on Agriculture
- 50 per cent of coffee harvest destroyed
- 90 per cent of bananas destroyed
- 90 per cent of fruit trees damaged
- 90 per cent of black bean farms destroyed
- 100 per cent of apricot harvest lost
Damage due to high winds and flooding. 240 persons died. 835, 000 were left homeless and 400,000,000 USD in damage reported
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