Hurricanes, Earthquakes, and Other Natural Disasters
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Hurricane Gilbert 1988
In Mexico, Gilbert struck the states of Quintana Roo, Yucatán, Campeche, Nuevo León, Coahuila, and Tamaulipas, causing the deaths of at least 250 people, displacing nearly 150,000, and resulting in damages worth...
Hurricane Janet 1955
The first hurricane ever officially recorded. Hurricane Janet, a Category 5 storm on the Saffir-Simpson scale, made landfall on September 27, 1955, in Quintana Roo. According to reports from the time, the most affected c
Hurricane Liza 1976
Hurricane Liza reached Category 4 on September 30, 1976, before slamming into the southern Baja California Peninsula and Sonora. It made landfall in La Paz Bay, leaving a trail of destruction and...
Hurricane Manuel 2013
Although it only reached Category 1 status, Manuel left 123 people dead—97 of them from a landslide in La Pintada, Guerrero. It also struck Coahuila, Chihuahua, and Durango, displacing over 59,000 people and affecting at
Hurricane Paulina 1997
Paulina formed from a tropical wave on October 5, 1997, about 410 km south-southwest of Huatulco, Oaxaca. It initially moved east before turning northwest...