Aftermath
In Anguilla, nine ships, including three that were wrecked from the hurricane, were intentionally sunk in 1990 to create an artificial reef. About a month after the storm passed, President Ronald Reagan declared the U.S. Virgin Islands a major disaster area. The declaration permitted use of federal funds for recovery. The Federal Emergency Management Agency provided an average relief fund of $2,128 (1984 USD, $4,147 2006 USD) per affected person, the smallest return rate for a declared disaster in the Virgin Islands.
Because damage was not significant, the name Klaus was not retired after this year, but a different Hurricane Klaus in 1990 was retired, and was replaced by Kyle in 1996.
Read more about this topic: Hurricane Klaus (1984)
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