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The safety of pets has become an increasing concern since the disaster of Hurricane Katrina. When preparing pets for an evacuation, make sure to have food, water and medicines for five days, medical and veterinary records, toys, blanket or bed, litter box and litter, ID attached to your pet, pet carrier and/or leash, current photos of pet with physical description and a container to carry these necessities.
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| The 10 Most Costly Catastrophes in The United States |
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Insured loss ($ millions) |
| Rank |
Date |
Peril |
Dollars when occurred (1) |
In
2006
dollars (2) |
| 1 |
Aug. 2005 |
Hurricane Katrina |
$40,600 |
$41,910 |
| 2 |
Aug. 1992 |
Hurricane Andrew |
15,500 |
22,272 |
| 3 |
Sep. 2001 |
World Trade Center, Pentagon
terrorist attacks |
18,800 |
21,401 |
| 4 |
Jan. 1994 |
Northridge, CA earthquake |
12,500 |
17,004 |
| 5 |
Oct. 2005 |
Hurricane Wilma |
10,300 |
10,632 |
| 6 |
Aug. 2004 |
Hurricane Charley |
7,475 |
7,978 |
| 7 |
Sep. 2004 |
Hurricane Ivan |
7,110 |
7,588 |
| 8 |
Sep. 1989 |
Hurricane Hugo |
4,195 |
6,820 |
| 9 |
Sep. 2005 |
Hurricane Rita |
5,627 |
5,809 |
| 10 |
Sep. 2004 |
Hurricane Frances |
4,595 |
4,904 |
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| The 10 Most Costly Hurricanes In The United States |
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Estimated Insured loss
($ millions) |
| Rank |
Date |
Location |
Hurricane |
Insured
Loss in $$$ (1) |
In
2006
dollars (2) |
| 1 |
Aug.
25-29, 2005 |
AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, TN |
Katrina |
$40,600 |
$41,910 |
| 2 |
Aug.
23-24, 25-26, 1992 |
FL, LA,
MS |
Andrew |
15,500 |
22,272 |
| 3 |
Oct.
24, 2005 |
FL |
Wilma |
10,300 |
10,632 |
| 4 |
Aug.
13-15, 2004 |
FL, NC,
SC |
Charley |
7,475 |
7,978 |
| 5 |
Sep.
16-21, 2004 |
AL, FL,
GA, OH, PA, NY, NC, 8 other states |
Ivan |
7,110 |
7,588 |
| 6 |
Sep.
17-18, 21-22, 1989 |
U.S. Virgin
Islands, PR, GA, SC, NC, VA |
Hugo |
4,195 |
6,820 |
| 7 |
Sep.
20-26, 2005 |
AL, AR,
FL, LA, MS, TN, TX |
Rita |
5,627 |
5,809 |
| 8 |
Sep.
5, 2004 |
FL, GA,
SC, NC, NY |
Frances |
4,595 |
4,904 |
| 9 |
Sep.
15-25, 2004 |
PR, FL,
PA, GA, SC, NY |
Jeanne |
3,440 |
3,671 |
| 10 |
Sep.
21-28, 1998 |
PR, U.S.
Virgin Islands, AL, FL, LA, MS |
Georges |
2,900 |
3,587 |
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| The Deadliest Hurricanes in The United States (1900-2005) |
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| Storm* |
At
Landfall |
Deaths |
| 1900 Galveston
TX |
Cat.
4 |
6,000 |
| 1928 Lake
Okeechobee FL |
Cat.
4 |
1,836 |
| 2005 Katrina
(LA/MS/AL) |
Cat.
3 |
1,300 |
| 1919 Florida
Keys** |
Cat.
4 |
900 |
| 1938 New
England |
Cat.
3 |
600 |
| 1935 Florida
Keys |
Cat.
5 |
408 |
| 1957 Hurricane
Audrey |
Cat.
4 |
390 |
| 1944 Northeast
US |
Cat.
3 |
390 |
| 1909 Grand
Isle LA |
Cat.
4 |
350 |
| 1915 New
Orleans LA |
Cat.
4 |
275 |
| 1915 Galveston
TX |
Cat.
4 |
275 |
| 1969 Hurricane
Camille |
Cat.
5 |
256 |
| 1926 Miami
FL |
Cat.
4 |
243 |
| 1972 Hurricane
Agnes |
Cat.
1 |
122 |
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