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Evidence collected after hurricanes Irma and Maria

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European Commission’s Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO)
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Less than two weeks after Irma, Category 5 Hurricane Maria, made landfall in Dominica on 19 September with maximum sustained winds of 260 km/h causing devastating impact on the island. This caused further humanitarian consequences in the region already severely affected by Hurricane Irma. After Dominica, Maria headed west-northwest towards Puerto Rico, devastating the island. Heavy rains, strong winds and storm surges also affected the rest of the Leeward Islands, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, the Turks and Caicos Islands and the Bahamas between 19 and 24 September. 65 000 people have been impacted in Dominica only. Hurricanes Irma and Maria combined have claimed more than 60 lives across the region.

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Hazards Cyclone, Hurricane and Typhoon
Themes Risk identification and assessment
Country and region Americas
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Number of pages
9 p.
Publication year
2018

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