Natural disaters belonging to Hurricane category

Hurricane Lenny 1999

Anguilla received 4 to 6 inches of rain in four hours, this led to flooding, Flooding was the worst in the island’s history. Some houses were almost covered by flood waters and this took 8 weeks to go away. Beach erosion was extensive, beaches were eroded by sea swells of up to 12 feet, localized flooding was reported. Tourism infrastructure was extensively damaged,
The island coastline was damaged by the Category 4 storm that led to USD $65.8 million in damage. Damages to the social sector amounted to USD $ 7.7 million and US$ 410,410 to the health sector.

Hurricane Jose 1999

The island experienced tropical force winds for 5 hours, there was heavy rainfall with 6 inches recorded in the Valley Area, The Eastern Section of the island received the strongest impact, some trees were uprooted, and a few electricity cable and telephone lines were affected, no flooding or damage to houses, Officials reported minimal or no damage in some areas

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