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 14  \nTHE AFTERMATH OF THE DISASTER 22  \nGLOSSARY 30  \nFURTHER RESEARCH 31  \nINDEX 32  \n# THE HURRICANESTRIKES\n\nIn August 1992,Hurricane Andrew pounded the Caribbeanand the southeastern United States.It was one of the fiercesthurricanes ever recorded in the United States and causedmore damage than any other hurricane to hit that region.  \n一  \nfter causing damage to the Bahamas,whichare islands in the Caribbean,HurricaneAndrew struck Florida's east coast on Monday,August 24,1992.The towns of Homestead,Florida City,and Cutler Ridge near Miami gothit the worst.Andrew raged on across the tipof Florida.It crossed the Gulf of Mexico andstruck south-central Louisiana,where itcaused more damage.A hurricane is a huge,spinning storm in which winds reach speedsof 74 miles(119 kilometers)per hour or more.In all,Andrew killed more than sixty people.It caused more than $25 billion in damage inFlorida and $1 billion in Louisiana.It was themost expensive natural disaster in U.S.history.  \nBIRTH OF THE STORM  \nHurricane Andrew was the first major stormof 1992.During the warm,summer months,violent,spinning storms build up over tropicaloceans.Andrew came to life as thunderstorms  \nStrong winds pound a street in Miami,Florida,in August 1992.The worst-hit places were Miami and other communities in Dade County.  \nRATNS HURRICANE ANDREY  \nHurricane Andrew rates as the third most powerful hurricaneto hit the United States.The two most powerful hurricaneswere a hurricane that struck the Florida Keys on Labor Day in1935 and Hurricane Camille,which battered the southeasternUnited States in 1969.When Andrew struck Florida's eastcoast,the National Hurricane Center in southern Miamimeasured steady winds of 145 miles(233 km)per hour.Onewind gust reached 177 miles(285 km)per hour.These windspeeds pla","cbCaidOAUft6hMx7","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaidOAUft6hMx7","pdf",1838024,"English","# THE HURRICANE STRIKES\n## BIRTH OF THE STORM\n## RATINGS HURRICANE ANDREW","[{\"question\":\"When did Hurricane Andrew strike the Caribbean and the southeastern United States?\",\"answer\":\"Hurricane Andrew pounded the Caribbean in August 1992 and struck Florida’s east coast on Monday, August 24, 1992.\"},{\"question\":\"What places were worst hit in Florida?\",\"answer\":\"The towns of Homestead, Florida City, and Cutler Ridge near Miami experienced the most severe impacts.\"},{\"question\":\"How is Hurricane Andrew’s strength rated and what category did it reach?\",\"answer\":\"The National Hurricane Center measured steady winds of 145 miles (233 km) per hour, with a gust to 177 miles (285 km) per hour. 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