Overall , Felix caused Causation nine deaths Death due Causation to drowning Death along the coasts of Rhode Island , New Jersey , and North Carolina .

There were two fatalities in Oklahoma , both from drowning Death .

Three people were killed Killing in Nicaragua , one from drowning and two others from electrocution .

Some Imperial troops fled Escaping to Bregenz , others attempted to board three nearby ships , which overturned Process_end in the chaos and sank Motion_directional , drowning Death many of the fleeing infantry and knights .

The conflict was a succession crisis precipitated Causation by the accidental death by drowning of William Adelin , the only legitimate son of Henry I , in the sinking of the White Ship in 1120 .

The tsunami swept the Japanese mainland and killed Killing over ten thousand people , mainly through drowning Bodily_harm , though blunt trauma also caused Causation many deaths Death .

On 19 August , the morale of the Austro-Hungarians collapsed Destroying and thousands of soldiers retreated Escaping back into Austria-Hungary , many of them drowning Death in the Drina River as they fled Escaping in panic .

A fishtank was set Placing aside for drowning Death mobile phones which rang Surrounding in the tent ( it remained empty ) .

Damage Damaging was estimated at $ 4.5 million , and there were 21 deaths Death in the state , mostly from drowning .

Two days after the battle Hostile_encounter a storm Catastrophe sank Motion_directional fourteen of the Allied ships while they were anchored Connect near Visby , drowning Killing around 5900 men .

Three other drowning deaths Death occurred Presence in the North Sea near Denmark .

En route to Sicily , sixty-five gliders released Publishing too early by the American and British towing aircraft crashed Catastrophe into the sea , drowning approximately 252 men .

Flooding associated Collaboration with the rains caused Causation significant property damage Damaging in the areas , with drowning Death deaths reported Reporting in both Mississippi and Georgia .

Three deaths occurred Coming_to_be in the state , one due to a heart attack and two from drowning in Florida Keys when their shrimp boat sank .

Hurricane Catastrophe Hugo caused Causation 34 fatalities Death ( most by electrocution Death or drowning Death ) in the Caribbean and 27 in South Carolina , left Causation nearly 100,000 homeless , and resulted in Causation $ 9.47 billion ( 1989 USD ) in damage Damaging overall , making it Causation the most damaging Damaging hurricane Catastrophe ever recorded Recording at the time .

In Florida , rough seas caused Causation two fatalities Death by drowning Death , as well as at least 200 lifeguard rescues Rescuing .

seven other drowning Death deaths Death occurred Presence offshore when the `` s.s. corazon '' sank near cape cod .

Two additional deaths Death were reported Reporting in New York , two from drowning Death and one from a tree falling Motion_directional onto a car .

The hurricane killed Killing 30 people , 20 of them from drowning Killing in shrimp boats .