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Top 10 deadliest hurricanes in a century

China.org.cn)  16:21, November 05, 2012

Top 10 deadliest hurricanes in a century

Top 10: Hurricane Ike (飓风艾克)

Time: Sep.1 –14, 2008

Areas: Turks, Caicos, Bahamas, Haiti

Fatalities: 195

Damage: US$32 billion (2008 USD)

With damages totaling at US$32 billion, including US$24 billion in the U.S. and US$7.3 billion in Cuba, Hurricane Ike was the second-costliest hurricane ever to make landfall in the United States and the costliest one to ever hit Cuba. In the early hours of September 4, Ike became a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph (230 km/h).

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(Editor:叶欣、张茜)

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