One person died Death from electrocution in the city .

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

The hurricane left Causation several injuries Bodily_harm , some traffic accidents , as well as seven fatalities in the eastern United States ; at least two were due Causation to electrocution from downed power lines .

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 .