The deadliest Category 5 hurricane on record was Hurricane Mitch, which killed more than 19,000 people in Central America in 1998. Hurricane categories do save lives. By being aware of the ...

The effects of Hurricane Mitch on informal settlement in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. VideoThe effects of Hurricane Mitch on informal settlement in Tegucigalpa, Honduras ...

The experiences of Laura Isabel Baptista, who survived the hurricane, are recounted. Students can use the example of the banana industry to weigh up the pros and cons of an economy that relies so ...

Estimates are marginally higher than for Hurricane Mitch, the second-deadliest Atlantic storm, for which figures are likely more precise. The hurricane was part of the disastrous 1780 Atlantic ...

In late 1998, Hurricane Mitch and the subsequent flooding and landslides inflicted significant damage on Central America, resulting in a large loss of human life and severe infrastructure destruction.

Creagan said a migrant caravan of thousands of Hondurans is rooted in a record hurricane and two civil wars in Central America’s Northern ... hit from Hurricane Mitch in 1998, the worst ...