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This site deals with HURRICANES and the mostly devastating aftermath.
| A HURRICANEis described as a tropical cyclone with winds of 74 miles per hour (118 kilometers) per hour or greater, that occurs especially in the western Atlantic, that is usually accompanied by rain, thunder and lightening, and that sometimes moves into temperate latitudes. |
| Wednesday, October 4, 2000BELIZE CITY- Snapped power lines dangled treacherously over Belize City's water-ladened streets. Aluminum roofs, were ripped off by the force of the hurricane winds caused by Keith.As hurricane Keith weakened to a tropical depression, with 33 mph winds, and moved over Mexico'c Yucatan Peninsula on Tuesday, emergency aid teams mobilized to assess the damage caused by it in Belize; with emergency aid such as blankets, plastic tarpaulins and water jugs. |
| Tuesday, October 3, 2000
Belize City, Belize-Hurricane Keith toppled homes, ripped the roofs off hotels, and caused widespread flooding in Belize, as it swirled just off the country's Caribbean coast on Monday--with 75 mph winds.Floodings associated with Keith caused two deaths elsewhere in Central America--and at least one in Mexico. But the worst damage was in Belize; where streets were flooded with more than a foot of rain---falling since Sunday.No deaths or injuries were reported in Belize. However, the Red Cross reported that there was considerable damage on the storm-ravaged island of Ambergris Cay; which lies roughly in the storm's path, about 12 miles off Belize's coast. |
| Y-2000
TAIWAN- Bilis, a category 5 hurricane, set off massive landslides in mountainous regions in mid-August. Due to the early warnings issued, only one person unfortunately died in a mudslide. The weather radar showed the storm bigger then Taiwan itself. |
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