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Hurricane Georges (/ʒɔːrʒ/) was a powerful and long-lived Cape Verde Category 4 hurricane which caused severe destruction as it traversed the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico in September 1998, making eight landfalls along its path. Georges was the seventh tropical storm, fourth hurricane, and second major hurricane of the 1998 Atlantic hurricane season. It became the most destructive storm of the season, the costliest Atlantic hurricane since Hurricane Andrew in 1992 and remained the costliest until Hurricane Charley in 2004, and the deadliest since Hurricane Gordon in 1994. Georges killed 604 people, mainly on the island of Hispaniola, caused extensive damage resulting at just under $10 billion (1998 US dollars) in damages and leaving nearly neatly 500,000 homeless in St. Kitts and Nevis, Pu

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  • Uragano Georges estis la sepa nomita ŝtormo kaj kvara uragano de la uragana sezono en 1998, estante de kategorio 4. Ĝi mortigis 604 homojn. Viktimoj vivis precipe sur la insulo Hispaniolo, sed la uragano eniris ankaŭ Sankta-Kiton kaj Nevison, Haition, Dominikan Respublikon, Kubon, Usonon (ĉefe Porto-Rikon) kaj Antigvo-Barbudon. (eo)
  • Georges urakana Ozeano Atlantikoko zikloi tropikala izan zen, 1998ko bortitzenetan bigarrena. Urte horretako irailean Karibea eta Mexikoko golkoa zeharkatu zituen, kalte handiak eraginez. Cabo Verde motakoa zen, eta 4. mailara iritsi zen Saffir–Simpson eskalan. 602 lagun hil zituen, gehienak Hispaniola uhartean, eta 9.720 milioi dolarreko kalteak eragin zituen, Saint Kitts eta Nevis, Puerto Rico eta Hispaniolan batez ere. (eu)
  • Hurricane Georges (/ʒɔːrʒ/) was a powerful and long-lived Cape Verde Category 4 hurricane which caused severe destruction as it traversed the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico in September 1998, making eight landfalls along its path. Georges was the seventh tropical storm, fourth hurricane, and second major hurricane of the 1998 Atlantic hurricane season. It became the most destructive storm of the season, the costliest Atlantic hurricane since Hurricane Andrew in 1992 and remained the costliest until Hurricane Charley in 2004, and the deadliest since Hurricane Gordon in 1994. Georges killed 604 people, mainly on the island of Hispaniola, caused extensive damage resulting at just under $10 billion (1998 US dollars) in damages and leaving nearly neatly 500,000 homeless in St. Kitts and Nevis, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola and Cuba. The hurricane made landfall in at least six countries (Antigua and Barbuda, St. Kitts and Nevis, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Cuba, and the United States), more than any other hurricane since Hurricane Inez of the 1966 season. Throughout its path of destruction, it caused extreme flooding and mudslides, as well as heavy crop damage. Thousands were left homeless as a result of the storm in the Lesser Antilles, and damage totals totaled up to about US$880 million. In the Greater Antilles, hundreds of deaths were confirmed, along with over $2.4 billion in damages. Hundreds of thousands were left homeless, along with catastrophic flooding amounts, torrential rain, and high storm surge. Flooding was exacerbated heavily by coastal defenses being broken from high waves. Crops were heavily damaged, and thousands of houses were destroyed due to mudslides. In the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, damage was extensive, especially in the latter. In the islands, agriculture and livestock was impacted, but impacts were generally minor. 55 boats had sunk. In Puerto Rico, the storm was the first to pass the island since the 1932 San Ciprián hurricane. Storm surges 10 ft (3 m) high were recorded, along with damage across much of the country. Roads were rendered impassible, and beaches eroded due to heavy flooding. Some areas were left isolated. Crop damage was extreme, especially to the Banana plant. A total of 96 percent of the territory's population was left without power due to nearly half of the island's electrical lines being downed. A little under 73,000 houses had been damaged, with just over 28,000 others being destroyed. Due to no fully developed water systems being present, 75% water and sewage services had been lost. According to contemporary reports, Hurricane Georges caused $3.6 billion in damage in Puerto Rico. In September 2017, Governor Pedro Rosselló estimated the actual damage was around $7–8 billion. In the United States, damage was widespread across multiple states. In Florida, high storm surge caused flooding. All of Florida Keys were left without power. In Miami, over 200,000 had no power due to winds knocking down power lines. 17 tornadoes were confirmed throughout the state. Rainfall as high as 38.46 in (977 mm) was recorded, which caused devastating flooding. Thousands of homes were damaged throughout the state. In Louisiana, impacts were mostly minor. Evacuations were well-timed, and lead to 0 deaths in the state. 3 died indirectly, however: 2 men collapsed and died due to stress, and a house burned down because of a candle being tipped over, killing one. In Mississippi, rainfall as high as 25 inches was recorded. Homes were flooded and people were forced to evacuate days after the storm had passed. Mobile homes were damaged and/or overturned. In Alabama, 25 ft (7.6 m) high waves were recorded. Homes, apartment buildings, and businesses were damaged. 20 tornadoes touched down, with one causing over $1.5 million. 29 in (740 mm) rainfall accumulation was recorded. Many bridges, highways, and roads were shut down due to flooding. The only direct death in the US was recorded in the state. In Georgia, damage was minor. Rainfall accumulating to about 7 inches (180 mm) closed several roads across multiple counties. The name Georges has been retired due to extreme damage caused by the storm. (en)
  • El Huracán Georges fue la séptima tormenta tropical, el tercer huracán y el primer huracán de una categoría 4 de la temporada de huracanes del Atlántico de 1998. Fue un huracán muy destructivo y bastante intenso que alcanzó la categoría 3 en la escala de Saffir-Simpson. Este ciclón tropical tocó tierra en siete ocasiones durante su largo trayecto del mar Caribe al Golfo de México en septiembre, convirtiéndose en la segunda tormenta más destructiva de la temporada, después del Huracán Mitch y en la más costosa desde el Huracán Andrew. Este huracán mató a más de 600 personas, en su gran mayoría en la isla de La Española y causó daños que costaron 6 millones de dólares de la época (US$8 millones en el 2011). El huracán tocó tierra en varios países diferentes (Antigua y Barbuda, San Cristóbal y Nieves, Haití, la República Dominicana, Puerto Rico, Cuba y los Estados Unidos), más que cualquier otro huracán desde Inés en la Temporada ciclónica de 1966. (es)
  • L’ouragan Georges est la septième tempête tropicale, le quatrième ouragan et le deuxième ouragan majeur durant la saison cyclonique 1998 dans l'océan Atlantique nord. Ce puissant ouragan capverdien de catégorie 4 a causé de graves destructions durant sa longue trajectoire qui a traversé les Caraïbes et le golfe du Mexique en septembre 1998, touchant terre pas moins de sept fois (Antigua-et-Barbuda, Saint-Christophe-et-Niévès, Haïti, République dominicaine, Cuba, Porto Rico et les États-Unis) avant de finir ses jours dans le nord de la Floride. Georges est devenu la deuxième tempête la plus meurtrière de la saison après l'ouragan Mitch et le plus coûteux ouragan dans l'Atlantique nord depuis l'ouragan Andrew en 1992 et jusqu'à l'ouragan Charley en 2004. Il a tué 604 personnes, principalement sur l'île d'Hispaniola, et a causé des dommages d'un peu moins de 10 milliards $US (dollars de 1998), principalement à Saint-Christophe-et-Niévès, Porto Rico et Hispaniola. Avec ses sept frappes, plus que tout autre ouragan depuis de la saison 1966, et ses dégâts Georges a mené au retrait de ce nom des listes futures de noms d'ouragans. Il a été remplacé par Gaston en 2004. (fr)
  • Huragan Georges – siódmy nazwany sztorm tropikalny, czwarty huragan oraz drugi główny tego typu incydent w sezonie huraganowym na Atlantyku w 1998 roku. Maksymalny wiatr wyniósł 155 mph (250 km/h), cyklon osiągnął maksymalnie 4. kategorię skali Saffira-Simpsona. Huragan nawiedził osiem krajów położonych nad Atlantykiem oraz Morzem Karaibskim. Huragan Georges spowodował śmierć około 604 osób oraz dokonał zniszczeń oszacowanych na blisko 6 miliardów dolarów. Ze względu na znaczne straty materialne oraz straty w ludziach, jakie wywołał Georges, nazwa ta została wycofana z ponownego użycia w nazewnictwie cyklonów tropikalnych nad Atlantykiem. (pl)
  • O Furacão Georges foi um poderoso e duradouro furacão do tipo Cabo Verde de categoria 4 que em setembro de 1998 causou severa destruição ao atravessar o Caribe e o Golfo do México, atingindo sete landfalls ao longo de seu caminho. Georges foi a sétima tempestade tropical, o quarto furacão e o segundo maior furacão da temporada de furacões no Atlântico de 1998. Tornou-se a tempestade mais destrutiva da temporada, o furacão mais caro no Atlântico desde o furacão Andrew em 1992 e permaneceu o mais caro até o furacão Charley em 2004, e o mais mortal desde o furacão Gordon em 1994. Georges matou 604 pessoas, principalmente na ilha de Hispaniola, e causou grandes danos, resultando em pouco menos de US$ 10 mil milhões ( dólares americanos de 1998) em danos, principalmente em St. Kitts e Nevis, Porto Rico e Hispaniola. O furacão atingiu a costa em pelo menos seis países ( Antígua e Barbuda, St. Kitts e Nevis, Haiti, República Dominicana, Cuba e Estados Unidos), mais do que qualquer outro furacão desde o furacão Inez na temporada de 1966. Ao longo de seu caminho de destruição, causou inundações extremas e deslizamentos de terra, bem como grandes danos às plantações. Milhares ficaram desabrigados como resultado da tempestade nas Pequenas Antilhas, e os danos totais totalizaram cerca de US$ 880 milhões. Nas Grandes Antilhas, centenas de mortes foram confirmadas, junto com mais de US$ 2,4 mil milhões em danos. Centenas de milhares ficaram desabrigados, junto com quantidades catastróficas de enchentes, chuvas torrenciais e grandes ondas de tempestade. As inundações foram exacerbadas fortemente pelas defesas costeiras que foram quebradas por ondas altas. As plantações foram fortemente danificadas e milhares de casas foram destruídas devido a deslizamentos de terra. Nas Ilhas Virgens dos Estados Unidos e em Porto Rico, os danos foram extensos, especialmente neste último. Nas ilhas, a agricultura e a pecuária foram afetadas, mas os impactos foram geralmente menores. 55 barcos afundaram. Em Porto Rico, a tempestade foi a primeira a passar pela ilha desde o furacão San Ciprián de 1932. Tempestade aumenta 10 pés de altura foram registados, junto com danos em grande parte do país. As estradas ficaram intransitáveis e as praias sofreram erosão devido às fortes inundações. Algumas áreas ficaram isoladas. Os danos às colheitas foram extremos, especialmente para a bananeira. 96% da população do país ficou sem energia devido ao corte de quase 50% das linhas elétricas da ilha. Quase 73.000 casas foram danificadas, com pouco mais de 28.000 outras sendo destruídas. Por não haver sistemas de água totalmente desenvolvidos, 75% dos serviços de água e esgoto foram perdidos. US $ 3,6 mil milhões foram causados em Porto Rico devido aos impactos de Georges, embora o governador do país estimou que poderia ter sido em torno de US $ 7–8 mil milhões em setembro de 2017. Nos Estados Unidos, os danos foram generalizados em vários estados. Na Flórida, uma grande tempestade causou inundações. Todas as chaves ficaram sem energia. Em Miami, mais de 200.000 ficaram sem energia devido aos ventos que derrubaram as linhas de energia. 17 tornados foram confirmados em todo o estado. A precipitação de até 38,46 em foi registada, o que causou inundações devastadoras. Milhares de casas foram danificadas em todo o estado. Na Louisiana, os impactos foram menores. As evacuações foram oportunas e resultaram em 0 mortes no estado. 3 morreram indiretamente, no entanto: 2 homens desabaram e morreram devido ao estresse, e uma casa pegou fogo por causa de uma vela sendo derrubada, matando um. No Mississippi, a precipitação de até 25+ polegadas foi registada. Casas foram inundadas e as pessoas foram forçadas a evacuar dias depois que a tempestade passou. Casas móveis foram danificadas e / ou derrubadas. No Alabama, 25 pés de ondas altas foram registadas. Casas, prédios de apartamentos e empresas foram danificados. 20 tornados atingiram o solo, com um deles causando mais de US $ 1,5 milhão. O registo de chuva de chegou a 29 polegadas. Muitas pontes, rodovias e estradas foram fechadas devido a enchentes. A única morte direta nos Estados Unidos foi registada no estado. Na Geórgia, os danos foram menores. A precipitação acumulada em cerca de 7 polegadas fechou várias estradas em vários condados. O nome Georges foi aposentado devido aos danos extremos causados pela tempestade. (pt)
  • 飓风乔治(英語:Hurricane Georges,/ˈʒɔːrʒ/)是一场强劲,持续时间长的四级飓风,于1998年9月行经加勒比地区和墨西哥湾期间造成了灾难性的破坏,沿途先后登陆达7次之多,是1998年大西洋飓风季的第7场热带风暴,第4场飓风和第二场大型飓风,也是该季除飓风米奇外最具破坏性的风暴,还是1992年的飓风安德鲁以来造成损失最惨重的大西洋飓风。乔治夺走了604人的生命,其中又以伊斯帕尼奥拉岛居民为主,经济损失接近100亿美元之多(1998年美元,相当于2023年的162億美元),其中受灾最严重的分别是圣克里斯多福与尼维斯、波多黎各和伊斯帕尼奥拉岛。 (zh)
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  • Uragano Georges estis la sepa nomita ŝtormo kaj kvara uragano de la uragana sezono en 1998, estante de kategorio 4. Ĝi mortigis 604 homojn. Viktimoj vivis precipe sur la insulo Hispaniolo, sed la uragano eniris ankaŭ Sankta-Kiton kaj Nevison, Haition, Dominikan Respublikon, Kubon, Usonon (ĉefe Porto-Rikon) kaj Antigvo-Barbudon. (eo)
  • Georges urakana Ozeano Atlantikoko zikloi tropikala izan zen, 1998ko bortitzenetan bigarrena. Urte horretako irailean Karibea eta Mexikoko golkoa zeharkatu zituen, kalte handiak eraginez. Cabo Verde motakoa zen, eta 4. mailara iritsi zen Saffir–Simpson eskalan. 602 lagun hil zituen, gehienak Hispaniola uhartean, eta 9.720 milioi dolarreko kalteak eragin zituen, Saint Kitts eta Nevis, Puerto Rico eta Hispaniolan batez ere. (eu)
  • 飓风乔治(英語:Hurricane Georges,/ˈʒɔːrʒ/)是一场强劲,持续时间长的四级飓风,于1998年9月行经加勒比地区和墨西哥湾期间造成了灾难性的破坏,沿途先后登陆达7次之多,是1998年大西洋飓风季的第7场热带风暴,第4场飓风和第二场大型飓风,也是该季除飓风米奇外最具破坏性的风暴,还是1992年的飓风安德鲁以来造成损失最惨重的大西洋飓风。乔治夺走了604人的生命,其中又以伊斯帕尼奥拉岛居民为主,经济损失接近100亿美元之多(1998年美元,相当于2023年的162億美元),其中受灾最严重的分别是圣克里斯多福与尼维斯、波多黎各和伊斯帕尼奥拉岛。 (zh)
  • El Huracán Georges fue la séptima tormenta tropical, el tercer huracán y el primer huracán de una categoría 4 de la temporada de huracanes del Atlántico de 1998. Fue un huracán muy destructivo y bastante intenso que alcanzó la categoría 3 en la escala de Saffir-Simpson. Este ciclón tropical tocó tierra en siete ocasiones durante su largo trayecto del mar Caribe al Golfo de México en septiembre, convirtiéndose en la segunda tormenta más destructiva de la temporada, después del Huracán Mitch y en la más costosa desde el Huracán Andrew. Este huracán mató a más de 600 personas, en su gran mayoría en la isla de La Española y causó daños que costaron 6 millones de dólares de la época (US$8 millones en el 2011). (es)
  • Hurricane Georges (/ʒɔːrʒ/) was a powerful and long-lived Cape Verde Category 4 hurricane which caused severe destruction as it traversed the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico in September 1998, making eight landfalls along its path. Georges was the seventh tropical storm, fourth hurricane, and second major hurricane of the 1998 Atlantic hurricane season. It became the most destructive storm of the season, the costliest Atlantic hurricane since Hurricane Andrew in 1992 and remained the costliest until Hurricane Charley in 2004, and the deadliest since Hurricane Gordon in 1994. Georges killed 604 people, mainly on the island of Hispaniola, caused extensive damage resulting at just under $10 billion (1998 US dollars) in damages and leaving nearly neatly 500,000 homeless in St. Kitts and Nevis, Pu (en)
  • L’ouragan Georges est la septième tempête tropicale, le quatrième ouragan et le deuxième ouragan majeur durant la saison cyclonique 1998 dans l'océan Atlantique nord. Ce puissant ouragan capverdien de catégorie 4 a causé de graves destructions durant sa longue trajectoire qui a traversé les Caraïbes et le golfe du Mexique en septembre 1998, touchant terre pas moins de sept fois (Antigua-et-Barbuda, Saint-Christophe-et-Niévès, Haïti, République dominicaine, Cuba, Porto Rico et les États-Unis) avant de finir ses jours dans le nord de la Floride. (fr)
  • O Furacão Georges foi um poderoso e duradouro furacão do tipo Cabo Verde de categoria 4 que em setembro de 1998 causou severa destruição ao atravessar o Caribe e o Golfo do México, atingindo sete landfalls ao longo de seu caminho. Georges foi a sétima tempestade tropical, o quarto furacão e o segundo maior furacão da temporada de furacões no Atlântico de 1998. Tornou-se a tempestade mais destrutiva da temporada, o furacão mais caro no Atlântico desde o furacão Andrew em 1992 e permaneceu o mais caro até o furacão Charley em 2004, e o mais mortal desde o furacão Gordon em 1994. Georges matou 604 pessoas, principalmente na ilha de Hispaniola, e causou grandes danos, resultando em pouco menos de US$ 10 mil milhões ( dólares americanos de 1998) em danos, principalmente em St. Kitts e Nevis, Po (pt)
  • Huragan Georges – siódmy nazwany sztorm tropikalny, czwarty huragan oraz drugi główny tego typu incydent w sezonie huraganowym na Atlantyku w 1998 roku. Maksymalny wiatr wyniósł 155 mph (250 km/h), cyklon osiągnął maksymalnie 4. kategorię skali Saffira-Simpsona. Huragan nawiedził osiem krajów położonych nad Atlantykiem oraz Morzem Karaibskim. Huragan Georges spowodował śmierć około 604 osób oraz dokonał zniszczeń oszacowanych na blisko 6 miliardów dolarów. (pl)
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