Despite the uneven nature of the combat , `` Bellone '' unexpectedly resisted Defending the British attack Attack for another hour and 45 minutes , causing Causation more damage Damaging to `` Powerful '' than she received Receiving herself .

Insurable damage Damaging was estimated Statement at C $ 750 million , making it Causation the second costliest insured disaster Catastrophe in the country 's history at the time .

As it passed Motion_directional west of Bermuda as a minimal hurricane Catastrophe , damage Damaging was limited Limiting primarily to trees and power lines , with roughly 27,500 residences losing Earnings_and_losses electricity .

However , in Newfoundland , Igor wrought Causation extreme damage Damaging , claimed Statement to be the worst ever seen Perception_active in some areas .

Throughout the region , one person was killed Killing and damage Damaging costs Cost amounted to a record Recording C $ 200 million .

The 1945 Texas hurricane was a slow-moving tropical cyclone Catastrophe which paralleled the Texas Gulf Coast , causing extensive damage in late-August 1945 .

upon making landfall Catastrophe , the storm Catastrophe brought strong winds , which caused Causation widespread power outages and infrastructural damage .

The heavy rains Bodily_harm caused Causation extensive crop damage , particularly to cotton and rice crops .

Overall , the hurricane Catastrophe caused $ 20.1 million in damage , mostly to crops , and three deaths Death .

Overall , the damage Damaging total was $ 160 million ( 1976 USD ) and 12 deaths Death were attributed Causation to the storm Catastrophe .

Parishes in Southwest Louisiana and counties in Southeast Texas where Rita made landfall suffered Bodily_harm from severe to catastrophic flooding Catastrophe and wind damage Damaging .

Major damage Damaging was sustained by 14,256 additional single-family dwellings , and another 26,211 single-family dwellings received Receiving minor damage Damaging .

Major damage Damaging was sustained by 14,256 additional single-family dwellings , and another 26,211 single-family dwellings received Receiving minor damage Damaging .

Mobile homes and apartments also sustained significant damage Damaging or total destruction Destroying .

Moderate to severe damage Damaging was reported Reporting across the lower Mississippi Valley .

Throughout the path of Rita , damage Damaging totaled about $ 18.5 billion ( 2005 USD ) .

Hurricane Catastrophe Bonnie was a major hurricane Catastrophe that made landfall in North Carolina , United States , inflicting Causation severe crop damage Damaging .

Reports of downed trees and powerlines , as well as structural damage Damaging such as blown-out windows and torn-off roofs , were reported Reporting .

Crop damage Damaging was extensive , but the storm Catastrophe was overall less severe than initially feared Change_sentiment .

Total damage Damaging was estimated at $ 1 billion ( 1998 USD ) .

Due Causation to the hurricane Catastrophe remaining Temporary_stay near the northwest Florida coast for an extended Change_event_time period of time , Easy produced Creating severe rainfall and strong waves , resulting in Causation heavy damage Damaging in the Cedar Key area .

One estimate put Placing the damages Damaging at $ 50 million in American Samoa and $ 200 million in Western Samoa due to damage Damaging to electrical , water , and telephone connections and destruction Destroying of various government buildings , schools , and houses .

Western Samoa suffered Bodily_harm more damage Damaging than American Samoa .

Heavy crop damage Damaging occurred Coming_to_be on the island , and damage Damaging nationwide was estimated Statement at $ 60 million ( 1989 USD ) .

Heavy crop damage Damaging occurred Coming_to_be on the island , and damage Damaging nationwide was estimated Statement at $ 60 million ( 1989 USD ) .

The name `` Kenna '' was retired Removing from the list of Pacific hurricane names due to its effects Influence on Mexico , which included Cause_to_be_included US $ 101 million in damage Damaging and four deaths Death .

In San Diego and Imperial County , the total damage Damaging to agricultural interests was $ 25 million ( 1977 USD ) .

Typhoon Sarah , known Know in the Philippines as Typhoon Openg , was a powerful typhoon that caused Causation extensive damage along an erratic path across the Western Pacific in September 1989 .

Striking Taiwan as a strong typhoon , Sarah caused Causation widespread wind damage that left approximately 840,000 residents without power .

Throughout the island , Sarah was responsible for 19 fatalities and at least $ 171 million USD ( 4.38 billion New Taiwan dollars ) in damage .

In Atlantic Canada , the extratropical storm Catastrophe produced Creating high wind and waves , causing Causation damage Damaging to boats and resulting in Causation power outages .

In Florida , advance warnings Warning and stringent building Building codes were credited with minimizing structural damage Damaging and reducing Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale loss of life to 17 people , but nevertheless widespread flooding Catastrophe and coastal damage Damaging resulted Causation from heavy rainfall Catastrophe and high tides Catastrophe .

In the Bahamas , the storm Catastrophe produced Causation a large storm Catastrophe surge and heavy damage Damaging , but with no reported Reporting fatalities .

In Florida , advance warnings Warning and stringent building Building codes were credited with minimizing structural damage Damaging and reducing Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale loss of life to 17 people , but nevertheless widespread flooding Catastrophe and coastal damage Damaging resulted Causation from heavy rainfall Catastrophe and high tides Catastrophe .

On the west coast of the state , the storm Catastrophe caused Causation further flooding Catastrophe , extensive damage Damaging south of the Tampa Bay Area , and the loss Earnings_and_losses of a ship at sea .

In all , the powerful storm Catastrophe killed Killing 51 people and caused Causation $ 110 million ( 1947 US $ ) in damage Damaging .

Some minor building damage Damaging was reported Reporting in the Latrobe Valley close to the epicentre , and in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne .

damage from both kim and tropical storm herbert , which affected the same areas as kim a few weeks earlier , totaled $ 26 million ( 1983 usd ) .

More than 17,000 people were evacuated Removing , including several villages in the vicinity of the fire , and there was considerable property and environmental damage .

The earthquake Catastrophe and tsunami also caused Causation extensive and severe structural damage Damaging in north-eastern Japan , including heavy damage Damaging to roads and railways as well as fires Attack in many areas , and a dam collapse .

The earthquake Catastrophe and tsunami also caused Causation extensive and severe structural damage Damaging in north-eastern Japan , including heavy damage Damaging to roads and railways as well as fires Attack in many areas , and a dam collapse .

From February 1945 , the bombers switched Change to low-altitude night firebombing against urban areas as much of the manufacturing Manufacturing process was carried out Action in small workshops and private homes : this approach Arriving resulted in Causation large-scale urban damage Damaging .

As a result Causation , the B-29s were able to inflict Causation severe damage Damaging on urban areas while suffering Confronting_problem few losses Earnings_and_losses .

It destroyed Destroying several structures and caused Causation additional damage Damaging to many others which had been affected Influence by previous earthquakes .

Restoration costs Cost in Christchurch following Self_motion the February earthquake Catastrophe were estimated to increase by NZ $ 6 billion ( US $ 4.8 billion ) because of the additional damage Damaging from this event .

The seven-story building at the seat of the blast was completely destroyed Destroying , leaving Departing only a crater , and significant damage Damaging was inflicted to the surrounding structures .

Overall damage in the United States totaled Cost $ 2.75 million ( 1952 USD , $ USD ) , mostly from crop damage in South Carolina .

Overall damage in the United States totaled Cost $ 2.75 million ( 1952 USD , $ USD ) , mostly from crop damage in South Carolina .

The biggest bomb detonated in Great Britain since World War II , it targeted Aiming the city 's infrastructure and economy and caused Causation devastating damage , estimated by insurers at £700 million ( equivalent to £ in ) – only surpassed by the 2001 September 11 attacks Attack and the 1993 Bishopsgate bombing Attack in terms of financial cost .

Of the 291 B-17 Flying Fortresses sent Sending on the mission , 60 were lost Earnings_and_losses outright , another 17 damaged Damaging so heavily that they had to be scrapped GiveUp and another 121 had varying degrees of battle damage .