Along the coast , large swells flooded Destroying low-lying areas and numerous homes lost Earnings_and_losses their roofs from high winds Motion .

In Louisiana , Rita 's storm surge inundated Motion low-lying communities along the entire coast , worsening effects caused Causation by Hurricane Katrina less than a month prior , such as topping the hurriedly-repaired Katrina-damaged levees at New Orleans .

Also , the low-lying areas near the Humber were mostly residential , which were among the worst-affected during the storm Catastrophe .

Flooding affected Influence roads and low-lying areas along the Potomac River .

Agricultural land was flooded Filling in Almirante , Bocas del Toro and streets became Becoming inundated Motion in low-lying areas of Puerto Armuelles , Chiriquí .

As a precaution , some 1,000 people were evacuated Emptying from low-lying residences and businesses near the towns of Naranjos Amatlán and Tamiahua .

The compact and intense hurricane caused Causation catastrophic damage Damaging in the upper Florida Keys , as a storm surge of approximately swept Motion over the low-lying islands .

Severe flooding Motion also occurred Coming_to_be , causing Causation rivers to swell and the mass evacuation of people out of hazardous low-lying areas .

Flooding Motion and mudslides in Sint Maarten damaged Damaging houses and roads , especially in low-lying Placing areas .

Heavy rainfall flooded Catastrophe low-lying areas and rivers along the storm 's path , including in North Carolina which had previously been affected by hurricanes Bertha and Fran earlier in the year .

Reports Statement of a potentially destructive hurricane Catastrophe near the United States Gulf Coast forced Causation thousands of residents in low-lying areas to evacuate Escaping prior to the storm Catastrophe moving Motion inland .

However , much of the property and crop damage Damaging wrought by the hurricane Catastrophe was due to the torrential rainfall it produced Creating in low-lying areas , setting off Causation record floods Catastrophe .

Some 27,700 people were evacuated Emptying from Hainan 's low-lying area .

650,000 people were evacuated Emptying from low-lying areas as some 6,200 acres of rice and other crop fields were reported Reporting completely submerged .