Impact
| Country | State | Deaths | Damage | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | 7007593955000000000$59.4 million | ||
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0 | 7006500000000000000$5 million | ||
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5 | 7008800000000000000$800 million | ||
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0 | 7006940499500000000$9.4 million | ||
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380 | 7009200000000000000$2 billion | ||
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209 | 7008179000000000000$179 million | ||
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1 | Unknown | ||
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6 | 7008305800000000000$306 million | ||
| United States | U.S. Virgin Islands | 0 | 7009360000000000000$3.6 billion | |
| Puerto Rico | 7 | |||
| Alabama | 1 | 7009276500000000000$2.77 billion | ||
| Florida | 0 | |||
| Georgia | 0 | |||
| Louisiana | 3 | |||
| Mississippi | 0 | |||
| Total | 604 | 7009972360049500000$9.72 billion | ||
A large and long-lasting hurricane, Hurricane Georges brought torrential rainfall and mudslides along much of its path through the Greater Antilles. In all, the hurricane caused $5.9 billion (1998 USD, $8 billion 2010 USD) in damage to the United States and its possessions, and resulted in 604 fatalities. In the two months after Georges's final landfall, the American Red Cross spent $104 million (1998 USD, $150 million 2009 USD) on relief aid through Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Florida, Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi, making Georges the costliest disaster aid in the program's 125-year history.
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